Storyline
A tramp falls asleep in the woods. He dreams of observing a range of insects that stand in for various human characteristics in terms of their lifestyle and morality: the flighty, vain butterfly, the obsequious, self-serving dung beetle, the ants, whose increasingly mechanized behavior leads to a militaristic society.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Wilfrid Grantham
The Lepidopterist / First Snail
Edmund Willard
The Tranp
Pamela Standish
The Chrysalis
Frank Birch
Mr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows
Maire O'Neill
Mrs. Beetle / Philanthropist
Charles Peters
Robber Beetle/Journalist
Rupert Bruce Lockhart
The Ichneumon Fly / Inventor
Sheila Kay
The Larva
Leslie French
Mr. Cricket / Second Snail
Wendy Toye
Mrs. Cricket
Wilfred Franks
The Blind Ant Timekeeper
Geoffrey Wincott
The Parasite
Frequently Asked Questions
The Insect Play was released on May 29, 1939.
The runtime of The Insect Play is 1h 30m.
The Insect Play is a Music, Drama movie.
The Insect Play has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Insect Play is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Insect Play was directed by Stephen Thomas.
The main cast of The Insect Play includes Wilfrid Grantham, Edmund Willard, Pamela Standish.
The Insect Play is originally in English.