A Game with Stones

A Game with Stones

1965•8m•6.6/10

Animation

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(37)

A device consisting of a clock, a pendulum, a faucet and a bucket enacts a series of events whenever the clock chimes.

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Production

Studio A, Froschberg Filmstudio

Language

DE

Status

Released

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