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Tight 1-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The King of Eight
1971 0h 1m EN
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10.0
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★10.0TMDB · 1
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Synopsis
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The King of Eight is a 1970 short film produced for Sesame Street by Jim Henson, using stop-motion animation. The 70-second short film focuses on the title character, the jovial king (voiced by Jim Henson) of a land where everything exists in denominations of the number eight.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jim Henson
The King of Eight
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jim Henson
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jim Henson directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 1-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 1 min · 0h 1m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Jim Henson
Production companies
Who made it
Jim Henson Productions
US
Children's Television Workshop
US
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1971-05-21
