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The Great Animation
Clangers/Bagpuss/Ivor The Engine [DVD]Clangers/Bagpuss/Ivor The Engine [DVD]
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Three excellent postgate series
Mr Benn - The Complete Series [DVD]Mr Benn - The Complete Series [DVD]
Buy new: £3.88
The Complete Paddington Bear [DVD] [1976]The Complete Paddington Bear [DVD] [1976] by Paddington Bear
Buy new: £12.28
The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka [DVD] [1951] [US Import]The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka [DVD] [1951] [US Import]
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The Adventures Of Prince Achmed [1926] [DVD]The Adventures Of Prince Achmed [1926] [DVD]
Buy new: £12.38
Lotte Reiniger - Fairy Tales [DVD] [1922]Lotte Reiniger - Fairy Tales [DVD] [1922]
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Ladislaw Starewicz - Selected Films [VHS]Ladislaw Starewicz - Selected Films [VHS] by Ladislaw Starewicz
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The greatest of animators, deserves our praise
Animation Legend: Winsor McCay Collection [DVD] [US Import]Animation Legend: Winsor McCay Collection [DVD] [US Import] by Animation Legend
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They not have aged well, and maybe McCay's comic books were his great works, but he was pioneer, and deserves a place on any animation list
The Trap Door [DVD] [1984]The Trap Door [DVD] [1984]
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Tom And Jerry - Collector's Edition - Vols. 1 And 2 (Animated) (DVD)Tom And Jerry - Collector's Edition - Vols. 1 And 2 (Animated) (DVD)
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Betty Boop Box Set [DVD] [2005]Betty Boop Box Set [DVD] [2005]
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Norman McLaren:The Master's Collection [DVD]Norman McLaren:The Master's Collection [DVD] by Norman McLaren
Buy new: £59.88
McLaren isnt an artist, but hes a damn good animator
Jan Svankmajer - The Complete Short Films [DVD] [1964]Jan Svankmajer - The Complete Short Films [DVD] [1964]
Buy new: £24.17
I have a love/hate relationship with Svankmajer's films...
The Quay Brothers - The Short Films 1979-2003 (Two Discs) [DVD]The Quay Brothers - The Short Films 1979-2003 (Two Discs) [DVD]
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...a feeling which extends to the Quay brothers also, and i'm not sure they deserve a place on this list.
Phil Mulloy - Extreme Animation [1999] [DVD]Phil Mulloy - Extreme Animation [1999] [DVD] by Phil Mulloy
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Wallace And Gromit - 3 Cracking Adventures [DVD] [1992]Wallace And Gromit - 3 Cracking Adventures [DVD] [1992]
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Akira [DVD] [1988]Akira [DVD] [1988] by Akira
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Spirited Away [DVD] [2001]Spirited Away [DVD] [2001]
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The Muppet Christmas Carol [DVD] [1992]The Muppet Christmas Carol [DVD] [1992]
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Maybe not traditional animation, but still animation, and this is their best work.
The Snowman [DVD] [1982]The Snowman [DVD] [1982]
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Yuri Norstein and "Tale of Tales": An Animator's JourneyYuri Norstein and "Tale of Tales": An Animator's Journey by Clare Kitson
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Sadly none of Norstein's films are available on DVD, the only way of seeing them is on youtube, and for a man of his talent, thats a crime.
King Kong - The Eighth Wonder Of The World [DVD] [1933]King Kong - The Eighth Wonder Of The World [DVD] [1933]
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Toy Story - 10th Anniversary Edition [DVD] [1995]Toy Story - 10th Anniversary Edition [DVD] [1995]
Buy used from: £500.00