''Chagall'' is a 1963 short

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed by Lauro Venturi which focuses on the work of artist

Marc Chagall Marc Chagall (born Moishe Shagal; – 28 March 1985) was a Russian and French artist. An early modernism, modernist, he was associated with the School of Paris, École de Paris, as well as several major art movement, artistic styles and created ...

. It won an

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at the

36th Academy Awards The 36th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1963, were held on April 13, 1964, hosted by Jack Lemmon at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. This ceremony introduced the category for Best Sound Effects, wi ...

in 1964 for Documentary Short Subject. The

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preserved ''Chagall'' in 2008.

Cast

Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor. He was known for his work in the horror film genre, mostly portraying villains. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price ...

as narrator (voice) *

as himself

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* 1963 films 1963 short documentary films 1963 independent films 1960s French-language films 1960s English-language films American short documentary films Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners American independent films Marc Chagall Documentary films about visual artists 1963 multilingual films 1960s American films English-language short documentary films English-language independent films {{art-documentary-film-stub