Ghosts Before Breakfast

Ghosts Before Breakfast (German: Vormittagsspuk) is a 1928 German dadaist animated short film directed by Hans Richter.^[1][2] It utilizes stop motion for some of its effects and live action for others. The film does not present a coherent narrative, and includes a number of seemingly arbitrary images.

Ghosts Before Breakfast
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Directed by	Hans Richter
Written by	Werner Graeff Hans Richter
Produced by	Hans Richter
Starring	Werner Graeff
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Release date	14 July 1928 (1928-07-14)
Running time	6 minutes
Country	Weimar Republic
Language	Silent

Ghosts Before Breakfast (1928)

The original accompanying score composed by Paul Hindemith for a player piano is regarded as lost.^[3] New audio tracks have been created by artists such as The Real Tuesday Weld. British composer Ian Gardiner, who has written many scores for cinema and television, created a score for the film in 2006 (premiered by the Liverpool group Ensemble 10/10, directed by Clark Rundell). The UK ensemble Counterpoise (violin, trumpet, saxophone, piano) premiered American composer Jean Hasse's score in 2008, touring the UK - it can be seen on YouTube.

Cast

In alphabetical order

• Werner Graeff
• Walter Gronostay
• Paul Hindemith
• Darius Milhaud
• Madeleine Milhaud
• Jean Oser
• Willi Pferdekamp
• Hans Richter