Alice in Wonderland (1949 film)

• Carol Marsh: Alice Liddell
• Stephen Murray: Lewis Carroll / Knave of Hearts (voice)
• Pamela Brown: Queen Victoria / Queen of Hearts (voice)
• Ernest Milton: Vice Chancellor / The White Rabbit (voice)
• Felix Aylmer: Dr. Liddell / Cheshire Cat (voice)
• Joyce Grenfell: Ugly Duchess / Dormouse
• David Reed: Prince Consort / The King of Hearts (voice)
• Joan Dale: Edith Liddell
• Elizabeth Henson: Lorena Liddell

Alice in Wonderland ( original title in French: Alice au pays des merveilles ) is a French musical film from 1949 based on Lewis Carroll's fantasy novel of the same name. The film was directed by Dallas Bower.

Action

Background

The gambling scenes in England are presented with real actors, but the gambling in Wonderland with dolls (except for Alice). Just as in The Wizard of Oz have certain figures in the dream world counterparts in the real world and are also spoken by the appropriate actors.

Stephen Murray can be seen as Lewis Carroll and heard as the voice of the Knave of Hearts Pamela Brown as Alice's sister and as the voice of the Queen of Hearts. The animated in stop -motion puppets were created by Louis Bunin.

Publication

The film was shown in 1951 in the U.S., almost simultaneously with the animated film Alice in Wonderland, the Disney Studios. That's why there was a dispute between Disney and the marketing company of Alice au pays des Merveilles ( Souvaine Selective Pictures).

Both films flopped in the American cinema, but Disney made ​​for lasting fame by publishing his version of two on the film -based albums as well as broadcasts on national television. The version of Dallas Bower, however, was only shown on local television. In Germany the film did not appear until November 17, 2011 on DVD.

Criticism

" Coinciding with Walt Disney's eponymous animated film version brought out, technically but not to the same extent captivating adaptation of the classic material by Lewis Carroll. The gambling in Alice's dream world passages [ ... ] fascinated by their highly idiosyncratic artistic charm. "