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Filmed in Supermarionation

The definitive documentary chronicling how Gerry and Sylvia Anderson pioneered their trademark animation style, ‘Supermarionation’.

Documentary 2014 118 mins

Director: Stephen La Rivière

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Overview

With Thunderbirds approaching its 50th anniversary, this brand new documentary tells the definitive story of how its creators, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, pioneered what was to become their trademark in filmmaking using marionettes: ‘Supermarionation.’

Using a wealth of new interviews and previously unseen archive footage, the film celebrates the studio and the shows that they made famous worldwide, from Stingray and Thunderbirds to Captain Scarlet.

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