Impy's Island

2006 1h 27m DE

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★5.9TMDB · 77★5IMDB · 931

AnimationFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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On a magical tropical island, a fun-loving group of misfit animals and people discover a baby dinosaur frozen since prehistoric times. When a king from a faraway country vows to capture the loveable baby dino for his private collection, all the inhabitants must join together to save their new friend.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Domenic Redl
Urmel (voice)
Anke Engelke
Wutz (voice)
Wigald Boning
Professor Tibatong (voice)
Christoph Maria Herbst
Dr. Zwengelmann (voice)
Oliver Pocher
Schusch (voice)
Wolfgang Völz
Seele-Fant (voice)
Stefan Krause
Ping (voice)
Frank Schaff
Wawa (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reinhard Klooss
Writers: Reinhard Klooss, Oliver Huzly, Sven Severin
Languages: German
Countries: Germany, Switzerland

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Switzerland.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Impy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jim Dooley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fabian Mueller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Domenic Redl and Anke Engelke and Wigald Boning carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0480082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Reinhard Klooss directs. Jim Dooley scores. Fabian Mueller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Switzerland. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, Switzerland.
4Part of the "Impy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Jim Dooley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Fabian Mueller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Domenic Redl and Anke Engelke and Wigald Boning carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0480082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.