Everybody Rides the Carousel

Everybody Rides the Carousel

1976 · 72 min · ★ 6.0 · Animation, Drama

"Everybody Rides the Carousel" invites the viewer along on eight "rides" through the different stages of life. Based on the work by Erik Erikson, one of the most influential psychoanalytic theorists of this century, the film explores the inner feelings and conflicted emotions experienced during each stage of personality development. With distinctive and poetic animation, John and Faith Hubley visualize the conflicts, joys, problems and delights we all experience on the carousel of life.

Directed by John Hubley · Written by John Hubley

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Cast

Alvin Epstein Prologue (voice)
Jenny Lumet Stage 4 (voice)
Meryl Streep Stage 6 (voice)
Pablo Casals Stage 7 (voice)
Dinah Manoff Stage 7 (voice)
Lawrence Pressman Stage 7 (voice)
John Randolph Stage 7 (voice)
Jack Gilford Stage 8 (voice)
Juanita Moore Stage 8 (voice)
Dee Dee Bridgewater Stage 7 (voice)
Lou Jacobi Stage 1 (voice)
Judith Coburn Stage 1 (voice)

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