The Queen of the Butterflies
1927, French. Directed by Władysław Starewicz.
A little girl working as a carnival dancer is given a gift of a caterpillar as a joke. She spares the caterpillar's life, and becomes the Queen of the Butterflies. The film combines live-action sequences starring the director's daughter Jeanne (aka Nina Star) with puppet animation. Full of special effects, as with Starevich's previous films he used deceased insects as the protagonists of the film.
- Runtime
- 0h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 2 January 1927
- Original title
- La Reine des papillons
- Country
- France
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The Queen of the Butterflies runs 26 minutes (0h 26m).
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The Queen of the Butterflies isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1927. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Queen of the Butterflies?
The Queen of the Butterflies (1927) was directed by Władysław Starewicz and stars Nina Star.