''Ghosts Before Breakfast'' () is a 1928 German

dada Dada () or Dadaism was an anti-establishment art movement that developed in 1915 in the context of the Great War and the earlier anti-art movement. Early centers for dadaism included Zürich and Berlin. Within a few years, the movement had s ...

ist animated short film directed by Hans Richter. It utilizes

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for some of its effects and

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for others. The film does not present a coherent narrative, and includes a number of seemingly arbitrary images. The original accompanying score composed by

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith ( ; ; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advo ...

for a

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is regarded as lost. New audio tracks have been created by artists such as

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. British composer Ian Gardiner, who has written many scores for cinema and television, created a score for the film in 2006 (premiered by the Liverpool group Ensemble 10/10, directed by Clark Rundell). The UK ensemble Counterpoise (violin, trumpet, saxophone, piano) premiered American composer Jean Hasse's score in 2008, touring the UK - it can be seen on YouTube.

Cast

In alphabetical order *

Werner Graeff Werner Graeff (also Gräff; 24 August 24, 1901, Wuppertal – 29 August 29, 1978, Blacksburg, Virginia) was a German sculptor, painter, graphic artist, photographer, film maker and inventor. Career In 1921 he started studying at the Bauhaus in Wei ...

* Walter Gronostay *

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (, ; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His composition ...

Madeleine Milhaud Madeleine Milhaud Milhaud (22 March 1902 – 17 January 2008) was a French actress and librettist. She was both cousin to and wife of composer Darius Milhaud. Biography Madeleine Milhaud was born in Paris to Michel and Maria Milhaud. Her fath ...

Jean Oser Jean Oser (1908–2002) was a German-American film editor.White p.368 He was born in the Alsatian capital of Straßburg (French: Strasbourg), which then was part of the German Empire but was subsequently transferred to France. He never had a Fren ...

* Willi Pferdekamp * Hans Richter

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* * 1928 films 1928 animated short films German animated short films German black-and-white films German silent short films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Hans Richter Dada Short films with live action and animation Films using stop-motion animation 1920s German films Paul Hindemith {{short-animation-film-stub