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Feature film — 1965

Time Piece (1965)

7.20h 9mComedy — Music — Fantasy

Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this 9-minute experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson. Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, "Time Piece" enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for Outstanding Short Subject.

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Director: Jim Henson

On screen

Cast & crew

Jim Henson as Man

Jim Henson

Man

E

Enid Cafritz

Wife

Jerry Juhl as Bartender

Jerry Juhl

Bartender

Frank Oz as Messenger Boy

Frank Oz

Messenger Boy

A

April March

Stripper

D

Diana Birkenfield

D

Dave Bailey

Drummer

S

Sandy Patterson

D

Dennis Paget

J

Jim Hutchison

Male Dancer

B

Barbara Richman

Don Sahlin as Comic

Don Sahlin

Comic

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