The Great Cognito
1982 American film
- 1982 (1982)
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The Great Cognito is a 1982 Oscar-nominated claymation short directed by Will Vinton.
Plot
A stand up comedian, known as "a man with a thousand faces", talks about war, transforming into and adopting the faces of World War II-era figures.[1][2][3][4]
Accolades
- 1983: Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[5]
Reception and legacy
Film director Paul Bartel stated at the 1983 San Francisco Film Festival that:[6]
He can turn himself into anyone or anything, thanks to clay animation.
The Academy Film Archive preserved The Great Cognito in 2012.[7]
References
External links
- The Great Cognito at IMDb
- The Great Cognito on YouTube
- The Great Cognito on AllMovie
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Will Vinton Productions
- A Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987)
- Meet the Raisins! (1988)
- Claymation Comedy of Horrors (1991)
- Claymation Easter (1992)
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
- Shadow Play (1986)
- Closed Mondays (1974)
- Dinosaur (1980)
- The Great Cognito (1982)
- Will Vinton
- Susan Shadburne
- Craig Bartlett
- Bob Gardiner
- Joan C. Gratz
- Barry Bruce
- Return to Oz (1985)
- Moonwalker (1988)
- Clay animation
- The California Raisins
- The Noid
