The House That Jack Built (1967 film)

1967 Canadian film

The House That Jack Built

Directed by| Ron Tunis
Written by| Don Arioli
Produced by| Wolf Koenig
Jim Mackay
Starring| Don Arioli
Les Nirenberg
Ben Lennick
Music by| Donald Douglas

Production
company

National Film Board of Canada

Release date

* 1967 (1967)

Running time

| 8 minutes
Country| Canada
Language| English

The House That Jack Built is a 1967 National Film Board of Canada animated short based on the nursery rhyme "This Is the House That Jack Built". Directed by Ron Tunis, written by Don Arioli and produced by Wolf Koenig, the eight-minute film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, losing to Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day at the 41st Academy Awards. Jack is desperate to escape his nine-to-five life. Mirroring the fairy tale, he trades his car for a handful of beans.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ "Wolf Koenig". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Film Reference Library. April 5, 2004. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's who in animated cartoons: an international guide to film & television. Milwaukee, WI: Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. p. 185\. ISBN 978-1-55783-671-7.

## External links

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* Watch The House That Jack Built on the NFB website

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