The House That Jack Built (1967)

Name: The House That Jack Built
Genre: Animation
Released: 1967-01-01

Running Time

January 1, 1967
Release Date

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Plot.

A humorous animation film about a fellow who builds his house in the best suburb he can afford. He has a picture bride, a picture window and a garden as pretty as a picture, but he wanted something special and, like Jack and the Beanstalk, he finally got it! What he got is a moral for all.

Where to Watch.

Free

Currently The House That Jack Built is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: NFB

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Cast & Crew.

Don Arioli

Writer

Les Nirenberg

Ben Lennick

Ron Tunis

Director

Claude Lapierre

Camera Operator

F. Whitman Trecartin

Visual Effects

Wolf Koenig

Producer

Don Douglas

Music

Jim Mackay

Producer

Donald Douglas

Composer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1967

Original Name
La maison de Jean-Jacques

Status
Released

Running Time
8m

Genres
Animation

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

The House That Jack Built is a 1967 National Film Board of Canada animated short based on the nursery rhyme "This Is the House That Jack Built". Directed by Ron Tunis, written by Don Arioli and produced by Wolf Koenig, the eight-minute film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, losing to Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day at the 41st Academy Awards. Jack is desperate to escape his nine-to-five life. Mirroring the fairy tale, he trades his car for a handful of beans.