''Ghosts Before Breakfast'' (german: Vormittagsspuk) is a 1928 German

dada Dada () or Dadaism was an art movement of the European avant-garde in the early 20th century, with early centres in Zürich, Switzerland, at the Cabaret Voltaire (in 1916). New York Dada began c. 1915, and after 1920 Dada flourished in Pari ...

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 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 advocate of the ' ...

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

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, 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 *

Walter Gronostay Walter Gronostay (1906–1937) was a German composer noted for his work on film scores. Gronostay studied under Arnold Schoenberg. From the late 1920s he began working on film music for a mixture of feature films and documentaries. Along with Herb ...

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 compositions ...

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. Madeleine Milhaud was born in Paris to Michel and Maria Milhaud. Her father was from ...

* Jean Oser * Willi Pferdekamp * Hans Richter

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* 1928 films 1928 animated films 1928 short films 1920s 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 {{short-animation-film-stub