When Lotte Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed premiered in Germany on September 23, 1926, it was hailed as the first full-length animated film. More than seventy-five years later, this enchanting film still stands as one of the great classics of animation-beautiful, mesmerizing, and utterly seductive. Taken from The Arabian Nights, the film tells the story of a wicked sorcerer who tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse and sends the rider off on a flight to his death. But the prince foils the magician's plan, and soars headlong into a series of wondrous adventures.

"A masterpiece! She was born with magic hands." - Jean Renoir

"A rapturous animated kaleidoscope!" - Wesley Morris, San Francisco Examiner

Directed by Lotte Reiniger. Germany. 1926. 72 min.