At the beginning, Hugo – a harpist in a circus – envisions himself as a solo artist, but he quickly realizes that performing music together with other musicians is the best solution, and they perform a European concert. The German commentary is spoken in catchy rhymes. Part of series of six films.

Genre
Animation Film

Credits
Production Country: Netherlands
Film Production Company: Maarten Toonder Film, Netherlands
Commissioning Institution: Economic Cooperation Administration
Director: Harold Mack
Producer: Unknowm
Script: Philip Stapp
Animation: Børge Ring / Bjørn Frank
Film Editing: Unknown
Music: Gijs Reyns

Technical Information
Original Film Format: Unknown
Duration: 4 minutes
Colour: Colour

European Cooperation, Marshall Plan

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Video

Eye Film Institute Netherlands, Amsterdam

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Eye Film Institute Netherlands, Amsterdam.

Fritsche, Maria: The American Marshall Plan Film Campaign and the Europeans. A Captivated Audience?, London : Bloomsbury 2018.

Fritsche, Maria: Das Schiff und der Strom – Subtiles Werben für Europa in den Marshallplan-Filmen, in: Clemens, Gabriele (ed.) : Werben für Europa. Die mediale Konstruktion europäischer Identität durch Europafilme, Paderborn : Schöningh 2016, pp. 471-488.

Bruch, Anne; Clemens, Gabriele ; Goergen, Jeanpaul & Tode, Thomas: « Cooperation means prosperity » – Das Werben für die Integration Europas in den Marshallplan-Filmen, in: Clemens, Gabriele (ed.): Werben für Europa. Die mediale Konstruktion europäischer Identität durch Europafilme, Paderborn: Schöningh 2016, pp. 191-226.