1995 / Short / puppet

Achilles

Name: Achilles
Released: 1995

United Kingdom

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StudioBare Boards Productions; Channel Four

Year1995

Format familyShort

Techniquepuppet

Overview

British stop-motion short directed, written and animated by Barry Purves. abridged retelling of the Iliad depicting Achilles and Patroclus as lovers. Narrated by Derek Jacobi. produced by Glenn Holberton. BAFTA-nominated for Best Animation (1996). Sourced: Letterboxd, barrypurves.com, IMDb.

Cast & crew (3)

Cast and crew credited on Achilles
Person	Role	Department	Source
Barry Purves	director; writer; animator	direction	trade_press source letterboxd.com barrypurves.com high confidence Details (2026-09-01 daily enrichment)
Glenn Holberton	producer	production	trade_press source letterboxd.com barrypurves.com high confidence Details (2026-09-01 daily enrichment)
Derek Jacobi	narrator	voice	trade_press source letterboxd.com barrypurves.com high confidence Details (2026-09-01 daily enrichment)

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