Abel's Island (film)
1988 Swiss film
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Abel's Island is a 1988 Swiss-American[1] short animated film directed by Michael Sporn.[2] It is based on the children's novel Abel's Island by William Steig.[3]
Directed byMichael Sporn
Written byWilliam Steig
Maxine Fisher
Michael Sporn
Maxine Fisher
Michael Sporn
Based onAbel's Island
by William Steig
by William Steig
Produced byGiuliana Nicodemi
Michael Sporn
Michael Sporn
| Abel's Island | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Sporn |
| Written by | William Steig Maxine Fisher Michael Sporn |
| Based on | Abel's Island by William Steig |
| Produced by | Giuliana Nicodemi Michael Sporn |
| Starring | Tim Curry Lionel Jeffries Heidi Stallings |
| Narrated by | Tim Curry |
| Cinematography | Gary Becker Wolf Ferro |
| Edited by | Gregory Perler |
| Music by | Arthur Custer |
| Distributed by | Random House |
Release date |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Countries | Switzerland United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Tim Curry as Abel
- Heidi Stallings as Amanda
- Lionel Jeffries as Gower
Crew
- Book - William Steig
- Director/Screenplay/Producer - Michael Sporn
- Screenplay - Maxine Fisher
- Executive producer - Giuliana Nicodemi
- Assistant producer - Kit Hawkins
- Music - Arthur Custer
- Camera - Gary Becker and Wolf Ferro
- Film editing - Gregory Perler
- Art direction - Bridget Thorn
- Assistant director - Robert Marianetti
Rendering artists
- Ray Kosarin
- Sono Kuwayama
- Stephen MacQuignon[4]
- Betsy Bauer
- Laura Bryson
- George McClements
- Christine O'Neill
- Theresa Smythe
- Michael Wisniewski
Animators
- Michael Sporn
- Tissa David
- John R. Dilworth (credited as John Dilworth)
- Steven Dovas
- Doug Compton
- Lisa Crafts
Conductor
- Arthur Custer
Assistant animators
- George McClements
- Ray Kosarin
- Michael Wisniewski
Background artists
- Bridget Thorn
Animatic
- Thomas Repasky
Pencil test
- Daniel Estermen
Accolades
Abel's Island was nominated for an Emmy Award[5] in 1989 for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.