Mr. Tompkins Inside Himself

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  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 42 min
  • Premiere: 1962. January 1.

In “Mr. Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life”, Mr. Tompkins learns about biology. In a wild and entertaining dream, his creator, author George Gamow, sends him through his own blood steam to investigate how his body really functions. Professor Igor Gamow and legendary filmmaker, Stan Brakhage, made the film “Mr. Tompkins Inside Himself” based on George Gamow’s book. The film includes an introduction by George Gamow, himself.

Discover

Don Weygandt

Mr. Tompkins

Robert Benson

Dr. Streets

Aldine Weygant

Mrs. Tompkins

Camera

John Newell

Director of Photography

Crew

Herman Urschel

Sound Recordist

Directing

Stan Brakhage

Director

Editing

Production

Igor Gamov

Producer

Writing