Rime of the Ancient Mariner (film)

Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Illustration by Willy Pogany from his 1910 limited edition, modified for the film by illustrator-animator Ray daSilva, the director's brother.
Directed byRaúl daSilva
First A/D: Michael Twaine
Written bySamuel Taylor Coleridge (ballad poem)
Donald Moffit (Coleridge biography section)
Produced byRaúl daSilva
StarringRoland Curram
Geoffrey Hutchins
Michael Johnson
Miriam Margolyes
George Murcell
Narrated bySir Michael Redgrave
CinematographyFred Bornet
George Boyle
Raul daSilva
Andrew Olenick
Francis Lee
Fred Murphy
Ray daSilva(concept art, illustration, animation)
Edited byMaxwell Seligman
Distributed byKultur International Films
Release date
  • 11 June 1978 (1978-06-11) (TV broadcast)
Running time
53 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a 1975 film by director Raúl daSilva. It is a photoanimated-live action visualization of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1798 poem of the same name, featuring a direct reading given by British actor Michael Redgrave. DaSilva's film has won multiple minor awards and recognitions and, according to daSilva, has been said to effectively render the otherwise-difficult poem comprehensible by even the youngest of readers.