Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren, CC, CQ (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. His awards included an Oscar for the Best Documentary in 1952 for Neighbours, a Silver Bear for best short documentary at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival Rythmetic and a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Pas de deux.

  • Title: Norman McLaren
  • Popularity: 1.509
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1914-04-11
  • Place of Birth: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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  • Also Known As: N. McLaren, McLaren
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Norman McLaren Movies

  • 2006
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    Painting with Light

    Painting with Light

    1 2006 HD

    The third thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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  • 2006
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    Blurr Test

    Blurr Test

    1 2006 HD

    Compilation of McLaren's Blurr technique.

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  • 2006
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    Beginnings

    Beginnings

    1 2006 HD

    The first thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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  • 2006
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    McLaren and Space

    McLaren and Space

    1 2006 HD

    The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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  • 2006
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    The Art of Motion

    The Art of Motion

    1 2006 HD

    The fourth thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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  • 2006
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    Tanguy Landscape Test

    Tanguy Landscape Test

    1 2006 HD

    Featuring a voiceover. 1944 test inspired by surrealist painter Yves Tanguy, an improvised moving growing landscape in a surrealistic manner.

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  • 2006
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    Birdlings

    Birdlings

    1 2006 HD

    This 1967 footage shows McLaren at a computer with Evelyn Lambart, Rene Pardo and two other technicians, followed by the animation test some call...

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  • 2006
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    Evelyn Lambart

    Evelyn Lambart

    1 2006 HD

    The fifth thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren; this time with a focus on his collaborator Evelyn Lambart.

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  • 1990
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    Creative Process: Norman McLaren

    Creative Process: Norman McLaren

    6 1990 HD

    Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...

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  • 1961
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    New York Lightboard Record

    New York Lightboard Record

    4.8 1961 HD

    New Yorkers watch as Norman McLaren's animated promotional film for Canadian tourism plays on the giant pixelboard overlooking Times Square. The...

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  • 1961
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    Opening Speech

    Opening Speech

    6.7 1961 HD

    Norman McLaren attempts to give the opening speech for the first Montreal International Film Festival, but his microphone won't cooperate.

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  • 2005
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    War and Peace

    War and Peace

    1 2005 HD

    This documentary short illustrates the thematic role of war in the works of filmmaker Norman McLaren, from his traumatic experiences in the Spanish...

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  • 1951
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    Pen Point Percussion

    Pen Point Percussion

    6 1951 HD

    A documentary showing Norman McLaren working on the hand-drawn sound process he uses for his short film, Loops.

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  • 1973
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    Pinscreen

    Pinscreen

    6.7 1973 HD

    Pinscreen animation makes use of a screen filled with movable pins, which can be moved in or out by pressing an object onto the screen. The screen is...

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  • 1983
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    McLaren on McLaren

    McLaren on McLaren

    3 1983 HD

    An opening address, a tribute and highlights of a long and productive career--McLaren on McLaren is Norman McLaren on camera. The occasion is the...

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  • 1970
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    The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees

    The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees

    1 1970 HD

    The career of Scots-Canadian animation innovator, Norman McLaren.

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  • 2024
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    Daedalus

    Daedalus

    10 2024 HD

    "Fly too high and you will burn, go too low and you won't breathe." Daedalus weaves a tale of ambition and caution through an ancient myth, set in a...

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  • 1972
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    Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren

    Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1965
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    5.2 1965 HD

    A man sets a ping-pong ball into motion and it becomes fruitful and multiplies.

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  • 2003
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    On the Farm

    On the Farm

    6 2003 HD

    Stop-motion, pixillation and other trick photography methods are used to depict situations on a farm.

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  • 1985
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    Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short

    Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short

    1 1985 HD

    So is this what the kids of today are into? Well, as long as it’s safe.

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  • 1937
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    A Job in a Million

    A Job in a Million

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1948
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    Dots and Loops

    Dots and Loops

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1969
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    Spheres

    Spheres

    5.7 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Spheres

    Spheres

    5.7 1969 HD

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  • 1952
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    Neighbours

    Neighbours

    7.5 1952 HD

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  • 1940
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    Dots

    Dots

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1963
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    Christmas Cracker

    Christmas Cracker

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1955
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    Blinkity Blank

    Blinkity Blank

    6.223 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    Blinkity Blank

    Blinkity Blank

    6.223 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    Blinkity Blank

    Blinkity Blank

    6.223 1955 HD

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  • 1944
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    Rock the Boat

    Rock the Boat

    5.6 1944 HD

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  • 1949
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    Begone Dull Care

    Begone Dull Care

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    La poulette grise

    La poulette grise

    5.4 1947 HD

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  • 1957
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    A Chairy Tale

    A Chairy Tale

    6.7 1957 HD

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  • 1940
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    Loops

    Loops

    5.9 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Boogie-Doodle

    Boogie-Doodle

    5.8 1941 HD

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  • 1968
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    Pas de Deux

    Pas de Deux

    6.485 1968 HD

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  • 1958
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    Blackbird

    Blackbird

    5.8 1958 HD

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  • 1944
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    Rock the Boat

    Rock the Boat

    5.6 1944 HD

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  • 1938
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    Mony a Pickle

    Mony a Pickle

    3.5 1938 HD

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  • 1959
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    Mail Early for Christmas

    Mail Early for Christmas

    3.6 1959 HD

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  • 1943
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    Snakes

    Snakes

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1951
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    Pen Point Percussion

    Pen Point Percussion

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1972
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    Ballet Adagio

    Ballet Adagio

    6.9 1972 HD

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  • 1965
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    5.2 1965 HD

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  • 1935
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    Camera Makes Whoopee

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    5.25 1935 HD

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    New York Lightboard Record

    New York Lightboard Record

    4.8 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    New York Lightboard Record

    New York Lightboard Record

    4.8 1961 HD

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  • 1971
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    Synchromy

    Synchromy

    6.6 1971 HD

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  • 1940
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    Spook Sport

    Spook Sport

    5.9 1940 HD

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  • 1956
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    Rythmetic

    Rythmetic

    5.1 1956 HD

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  • 1952
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    A Phantasy

    A Phantasy

    6.1 1952 HD

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  • 1961
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    Opening Speech

    Opening Speech

    6.7 1961 HD

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  • 2003
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    On the Farm

    On the Farm

    6 2003 HD

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  • 1946
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    Up There in the Mountains

    Up There in the Mountains

    6 1946 HD

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  • 1936
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    Defence of Madrid

    Defence of Madrid

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Fiddle-de-dee

    Fiddle-de-dee

    4.8 1947 HD

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  • 1964
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    Canon

    Canon

    6 1964 HD

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  • 1942
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    Hen Hop

    Hen Hop

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1959
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    Serenal

    Serenal

    5.2 1959 HD

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  • 1939
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    Love on the Wing

    Love on the Wing

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1946
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    A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting

    A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1969
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    Spheres

    Spheres

    5.7 1969 HD

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  • 1946
    imgMovies

    Hoppity Pop

    Hoppity Pop

    3.7 1946 HD

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  • 1960
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    Lines: Vertical

    Lines: Vertical

    5.2 1960 HD

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  • 1962
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    Lines: Horizontal

    Lines: Horizontal

    6.1 1962 HD

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  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Two Bagatelles

    Two Bagatelles

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1944
    imgMovies

    Alouette

    Alouette

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1941
    imgMovies

    Mail Early

    Mail Early

    5.125 1941 HD

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  • 1943
    imgMovies

    Dollar Dance

    Dollar Dance

    4.7 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    Keep Your Mouth Shut

    Keep Your Mouth Shut

    5.9 1944 HD

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  • 1943
    imgMovies

    Chants populaires nº 5

    Chants populaires nº 5

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1941
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    V for Victory

    V for Victory

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1939
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    Stars and Stripes

    Stars and Stripes

    5.7 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Obedient Flame

    The Obedient Flame

    4.7 1939 HD

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  • 1959
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    Short and Suite

    Short and Suite

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1976
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    Animated Motion: Part 1

    Animated Motion: Part 1

    5 1976 HD

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  • 1942
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    5 for 4

    5 for 4

    5.4 1942 HD

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  • 1939
    imgMovies

    Scherzo

    Scherzo

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1977
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    Animated Motion: Part 4

    Animated Motion: Part 4

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    Animated Motion: Part 2

    Animated Motion: Part 2

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    Animated Motion: Part 3

    Animated Motion: Part 3

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1978
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    Animated Motion: Part 5

    Animated Motion: Part 5

    5.25 1978 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Narcissus

    Narcissus

    5.2 1983 HD

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  • 1940
    imgMovies

    NBC Valentine Greeting

    NBC Valentine Greeting

    5 1940 HD

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  • 1936
    imgMovies

    Hell Unltd

    Hell Unltd

    5.7 1936 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Creative Process: Norman McLaren

    Creative Process: Norman McLaren

    6 1990 HD

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  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Around Is Around

    Around Is Around

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    4 1951 HD

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  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    4 1951 HD

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  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Around Is Around

    Around Is Around

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    4 1951 HD

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  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    4 1951 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Twirligig

    Twirligig

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1935
    imgMovies

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    5.25 1935 HD

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  • 1937
    imgMovies

    Book Bargain

    Book Bargain

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1935
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    Polychrome Fantasy

    Polychrome Fantasy

    5.1 1935 HD

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  • 1937
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    News for the Navy

    News for the Navy

    5.3 1937 HD

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  • 1933
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    7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

    7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

    4.333 1933 HD

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  • 1949
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    A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949

    A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    Opening Speech

    Opening Speech

    6.7 1961 HD

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  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Blinkity Blank

    Blinkity Blank

    6.223 1955 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Six and Seven-Eighths

    Six and Seven-Eighths

    3 2003 HD

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  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Pinscreen

    Pinscreen

    6.7 1973 HD

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  • 1940
    imgMovies

    Spook Sport

    Spook Sport

    5.9 1940 HD

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  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Begone Dull Care

    Begone Dull Care

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Begone Dull Care

    Begone Dull Care

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Two Bagatelles

    Two Bagatelles

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Ballet Adagio

    Ballet Adagio

    6.9 1972 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Neighbours

    Neighbours

    7.5 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Neighbours

    Neighbours

    7.5 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Neighbours

    Neighbours

    7.5 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Neighbours

    Neighbours

    7.5 1952 HD

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  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Fiddle-de-dee

    Fiddle-de-dee

    4.8 1947 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    A Phantasy

    A Phantasy

    6.1 1952 HD

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  • 1941
    imgMovies

    Boogie-Doodle

    Boogie-Doodle

    5.8 1941 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    A Phantasy

    A Phantasy

    6.1 1952 HD

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  • 1941
    imgMovies

    Boogie-Doodle

    Boogie-Doodle

    5.8 1941 HD

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  • 1941
    imgMovies

    Mail Early

    Mail Early

    5.125 1941 HD

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  • 1941
    imgMovies

    Mail Early

    Mail Early

    5.125 1941 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    The Seasons

    The Seasons

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Corridor

    The Corridor

    1 1950 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Out-of-Focus Cloudscape

    Out-of-Focus Cloudscape

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    McLaren at Play

    McLaren at Play

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Blurr Test

    Blurr Test

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Little Negro

    Little Negro

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Chaplin Test

    Chaplin Test

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Pen Drawings

    Pen Drawings

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Birdlings

    Birdlings

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    The Hypnosis Film

    The Hypnosis Film

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Ballet Adagio

    Ballet Adagio

    6.9 1972 HD

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  • 1963
    imgMovies

    Seven Surprizes

    Seven Surprizes

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    5.2 1965 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    5.2 1965 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    5.2 1965 HD

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  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Test A for Synchromy

    Test A for Synchromy

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    Test B For Synchromy

    Test B For Synchromy

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Doors

    Doors

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1944
    imgMovies

    The Head Test

    The Head Test

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1943
    imgMovies

    Barrel Zoom

    Barrel Zoom

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1944
    imgMovies

    A Rainy Day

    A Rainy Day

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1946
    imgMovies

    Chants populaires nº 6

    Chants populaires nº 6

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Korean Alphabet

    Korean Alphabet

    7 1967 HD

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    The Flicker Film

    The Flicker Film

    2 1961 HD

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  • 1942
    imgMovies

    5 for 4

    5 for 4

    5.4 1942 HD

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  • 1942
    imgMovies

    5 for 4

    5 for 4

    5.4 1942 HD

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  • 1940
    imgMovies

    Dots

    Dots

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Mail Early for Christmas

    Mail Early for Christmas

    3.6 1959 HD

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  • 1940
    imgMovies

    Dots

    Dots

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Mail Early for Christmas

    Mail Early for Christmas

    3.6 1959 HD

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  • 1946
    imgMovies

    Hoppity Pop

    Hoppity Pop

    3.7 1946 HD

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  • 1946
    imgMovies

    Hoppity Pop

    Hoppity Pop

    3.7 1946 HD

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  • 1941
    imgMovies

    V for Victory

    V for Victory

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1940
    imgMovies

    Loops

    Loops

    5.9 1940 HD

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  • 1941
    imgMovies

    V for Victory

    V for Victory

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1940
    imgMovies

    Loops

    Loops

    5.9 1940 HD

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  • 1939
    imgMovies

    Scherzo

    Scherzo

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1942
    imgMovies

    Hen Hop

    Hen Hop

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1942
    imgMovies

    Hen Hop

    Hen Hop

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Lines: Horizontal

    Lines: Horizontal

    6.1 1962 HD

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  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Lines: Vertical

    Lines: Vertical

    5.2 1960 HD

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  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Lines: Horizontal

    Lines: Horizontal

    6.1 1962 HD

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  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Lines: Vertical

    Lines: Vertical

    5.2 1960 HD

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  • 1935
    imgMovies

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    5.25 1935 HD

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  • 1935
    imgMovies

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    5.25 1935 HD

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