The Insect Play (1939) film poster — UK streaming guide

Where to watch The Insect Play (1939) in the UK

The Insect Play (1939) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 15 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

A tramp falls asleep in the woods. He dreams of observing a range of insects that stand in for various human characteristics in terms of their lifestyle and morality: the flighty, vain butterfly, the obsequious, self-serving dung beetle, the ants, whose increasingly mechanized behavior leads to a militaristic society.

  • Film
  • 1939
  • 90 min
  • ★ 7.0/10 TMDB
  • Music
  • Drama

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Cast & crew

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DirectorStephen Thomas
WritersKarel Čapek, Josef Čapek

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