1917 / Short / stop-motion

Das Säugetier

Name: Das Säugetier
Released: 1917

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Year1917

Format familyShort

Techniquestop-motion

Overview

8m silent German propaganda short satirising British colonial expansion, released 9 Aug 1917 (DE) (TMDB release market, not confirmed production country). directed by Robert L. Leonard, written by Hans Brennert. TMDB keywords include stop motion and cutout animation. Production studio not yet verified. Lead review 2026-10-20 (P3 source fix).

Cast & crew (2)

Cast and crew credited on Das Säugetier
Person	Role	Department	Source
Robert L. Leonard	director	direction	TMDB source themoviedb.org medium confidence Details Lead review 2026-10-20 (P3 source fix). (TMDB-sourced).
Hans Brennert	writer	writing	TMDB source themoviedb.org medium confidence Details Lead review 2026-10-20 (P3 source fix). (TMDB-sourced).

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