The Axe and the Lamp

1963 · 7 min · Animation, Documentary

Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole world of sin and folly as relevant today as in the 16th century.

Director: John Halas
Writer: Paul Dehn
Released: January 1, 1963
Language: English

Cast

Robert Robinson
Narrator

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