One morning, as kids are stealing apples from an old man’s orchard high above a seaside town, an earthquake hits. No one is hurt, and the townsfolk are non-plussed, but the old man is agitated: he alone is aware of the imminent tsunami and tries to warn the village. Based on a classic Japanese fable, The Orchard was made by one-man band Bob Stenhouse, who had been nominated for an Academy Award the previous decade for pioneer tale The Frog, The Dog and The Devil. Fans of the animator will recognise his lush, luminous hand-drawn style.
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United States release January 5, 1996 · Produced in New Zealand · Production New Zealand Film Commission
Production
Hugh Macdonald Productions
Production
New Zealand Film Commission
Production
New Zealand
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
New Zealand · January 1, 1995
Theatrical · Shown at the 1996 New Zealand International Film Festival.
United States · January 5, 1996
Theatrical · Shown at the 1996 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
United States
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical · Shown at the 1996 Chicago International Children's Film Festival.
September 23, 1997 · Theatrical · Shown at the 1997 Aspen Film Festival.
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