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Maya the Bee (1926) [N/A]

Written by:
Waldemar Bonsels
Curt Thomalla

Directed by:
Waldemar Bonsels, Wolfram Junghans


Release Date:
April 8, 1926

Original Title:
Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer

Production Companies:
Reichsverband Kultur-Film

Production Countries:
Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 76

The first adapation of the beloved bee starring real insects!

Overview from TheMovieDB

Maya the Bee is a dramatised documentary film displaying living bees and other forest animals interacting with each other. Based on the book by Waldemar Bonsels, he also assisted himself in cinematography, along with A.O. Weitzenberg. The film was restored in 2004, after a decent copy (nitrate) of this film survived in the Finnish Film Archives possession and was done by Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv with the support of Waldemar Bonsels-Stiftung.

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Overview from Open Movies

A dramatized documentary displaying living bees and other forest animals interacting with each other. Based on a fairy tale by the same name (1912), written by Waldemar Bonsels (1881-1952). He himself assisted in the filming.

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Rankings and Honors

Maya the Bee (1926) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.1/10

Production

Director:
Waldemar Bonsels
Wolfram Junghans

Producer:
Edward L. Klein
Curt Thomalla

Writer:
Curt Thomalla

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