
A Story-A Story
1973-06-01 · 10 min · Not rated
Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.
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- Directors
- Gene Deitch
- Production companies
- Weston Woods Studios
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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