Les escargots
IMDb ID: tt0309566 · Year: 1966 · Rating: 6.8 (2,530 votes)
Genres: Animation · Short · Comedy
In a distant planetoid, an industrious but hapless old farmer strives to make his vegetables flourish, however, to no avail.
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Snails
Canada: The Snails (English)
United Kingdom: The Snails
Ireland: The Snails (English)
United States: The Snails (Alternative Title)
Europe: The Snails (English)
World-wide: The Snails (English)
France: Les escargots
United States: Les escargots
Russia: Улитки
Soviet Union: Улитки (Russian)
Spain: Los caracoles
Brazil: Os Caracóis
Poland: Ślimaki
Greece: Ta saligaria (transliterated title)
Greece: Τα σαλιγκάρια
The SnailsRelease Date1966-01-03Runtime10 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews20Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsFranceLanguagesNoneKeywordsuniverse
cultivation
meadow
farmer
hardshipProduction CompaniesSociété des Films d'Art et de Culture (SOFAC)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309566/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0309566.jpgUpdated At2025-10-29T05:28:30
Canada: The Snails (English)
United Kingdom: The Snails
Ireland: The Snails (English)
United States: The Snails (Alternative Title)
Europe: The Snails (English)
World-wide: The Snails (English)
France: Les escargots
United States: Les escargots
Russia: Улитки
Soviet Union: Улитки (Russian)
Spain: Los caracoles
Brazil: Os Caracóis
Poland: Ślimaki
Greece: Ta saligaria (transliterated title)
Greece: Τα σαλιγκάρια
The SnailsRelease Date1966-01-03Runtime10 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews20Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsFranceLanguagesNoneKeywordsuniverse
cultivation
meadow
farmer
hardshipProduction CompaniesSociété des Films d'Art et de Culture (SOFAC)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309566/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0309566.jpgUpdated At2025-10-29T05:28:30
Directors
René Laloux
Writers
Roland Topor
René Laloux
René Laloux
Full Cast & Crew
[Directors Group]
Name: René Laloux | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Roland Topor | Role: Writer
Name: René Laloux | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Simon Damiani | Role: Producer
Name: André Valio-Cavaglione | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Alain Goraguer | Role: Composer
[Sound Department]
Name: Albert Platzman | Role: Sound Department
[animation department]
Name: René Laloux | Role: Animation Department
Name: Jacques Leroux | Role: Animation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Roland Topor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: René Laloux | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Roland Topor | Role: Writer
Name: René Laloux | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Simon Damiani | Role: Producer
Name: André Valio-Cavaglione | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Alain Goraguer | Role: Composer
[Sound Department]
Name: Albert Platzman | Role: Sound Department
[animation department]
Name: René Laloux | Role: Animation Department
Name: Jacques Leroux | Role: Animation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Roland Topor | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309566/videogallery/
Release Schedule
France: January 3, 1966 (Tours Short Film Festival)
Romania: February 14, 1966 (Mamaia International Animation Film Festival)
Poland: June 23, 1966 (Krakow Film Festival)
Italy: July 10, 1966 (Trieste International Science Fiction Film Festival)
Romania: February 14, 1966 (Mamaia International Animation Film Festival)
Poland: June 23, 1966 (Krakow Film Festival)
Italy: July 10, 1966 (Trieste International Science Fiction Film Festival)
Awards
Winner | 1966 | Krakow Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | René Laloux, Les escargots
Box Office
No box office data listed on IMDb.
