Crac
title: "Crac" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1981-films", "1981-animated-short-films", "best-animated-short-academy-award-winners", "canadian-animated-short-films", "films-scored-by-normand-roger", "films-directed-by-frédéric-back", "animated-films-without-speech", "1980s-english-language-films", "1980s-canadian-animated-films", "english-language-short-films", "1981-canadian-films"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crac" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Crac |
| director | Frédéric Back |
| producer | Frédéric Back |
| writer | Frédéric Back |
| music | Normand Roger |
| editing | Jacques Leroux |
| studio | Société Radio Canada |
| distributor | The Video Project (USA) |
| released | |
| runtime | 15 minutes |
| country | Canada |
| language | English |
| :: |
| name = Crac | image = | caption = | director = Frédéric Back | producer = Frédéric Back | writer = Frédéric Back | narrator = | starring = | music = Normand Roger | cinematography = | editing = Jacques Leroux | studio = Société Radio Canada | distributor =The Video Project (USA) | released = | runtime = 15 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = | gross = Crac is a 1981 animated short film produced, written and directed by Frédéric Back.
Plot
The story follows the experiences of a rocking chair, from its creation from a tree through its time as a member of a Canadian farming family.
Reception and legacy
Crac won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
It also was part of Animation Show of Shows.
Animation critic Charles Solomon named it as one of the best animated films of the 1980s.
References
References
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woJ7kA0sz6s Short Film Oscars: 1982 Oscars]
- [http://www.fredericback.com/cineaste/acheter-les-films/index.en.shtml Buy the films-Frédéric Back, caring together]
- [https://archive.org/details/1982Crac 1982 Crac: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive]
- [https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1982 1982. Oscars.org]
- [https://www.amazon.com/Animation-Show-Shows-Ron-Diamond/dp/1934823643/ Animation Show of Shows - Volume 52-Amazon.com]
- [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-27-ca-1261-story.html MOVIES OF THE '80s : ANIMATION : MICE DREAMS - Los Angeles Times]
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