The Great Meeting (1951)

The Great Meeting (1951) poster

Once upon a time there lived a journalist. Eager to spark interest in his boss’s newspaper, he published news of a colourful bird, more like a parrot than a chicken, less like an ostrich than a swan. No one could work out the origin of this strange bird and a web of sensational stories soon spun, but it burst the moment it came out that the witty journalist repainted an ordinary duck. From that moment on every lie journalists tell is called a ‘canard’. Our film leads directly to the nest of one such duck, in Bucharest, where the inform-propaganda spin doctor Pavel Judin, instructed by wise managerial orders and Moscow, overblows this featherless bird to the pleasure of ones and the derision of others.

Director: Walter Neugebauer
Genre: Animation
Runtime: 20 min
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Cast

Screenplay

Music: Eduard Gloz
Production: Duga Film
Country: Yugoslavia
Language: Serbo-Croatian
Original Language: sh

Keywords

journalist, propaganda

More Films by Director: Walter Neugebauer
More Films in Genre: Animation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Great Meeting about?
Once upon a time there lived a journalist. Eager to spark interest in his boss’s newspaper, he published news of a colourful bird, more like a parrot than a chicken, less like an ostrich than a swan. No one could work out the origin of this strange bird and a web of sensational stories soon spun, but it burst the moment it came out that the witty journalist repainted an ordinary duck. From that moment on every lie journalists tell is called a ‘canard’. Our film leads directly to the nest of one such duck, in Bucharest, where the inform-propaganda spin doctor Pavel Judin, instructed by wise managerial orders and Moscow, overblows this featherless bird to the pleasure of ones and the derision of others.
Who directed The Great Meeting?
The Great Meeting was directed by Walter Neugebauer.
Who stars in The Great Meeting?
The Great Meeting stars Dragoje Čović, Ivan Lalić, Josip Sudar, Stevo Vujatović.
How long is The Great Meeting?
The Great Meeting has a runtime of 20m (20 minutes).
What genre is The Great Meeting?
The Great Meeting is a Animation film.
Where was The Great Meeting produced?
The Great Meeting was produced in Yugoslavia.