In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1989’s “The Soldier and Death,” a short rendition of a classic Slavic folktale for Jim Henson’s The Storyteller. Directed by Henson and written by Anthony Minghella, it features Bob Peck as the titular soldier and John Hurt as the Storyteller.

<p>In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1989&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Soldier and Death,&rdquo; a short rendition of a classic Slavic folktale for Jim Henson&rsquo;s The Storyteller. Directed by Henson and written by Anthony Minghella, it features Bob Peck as the titular soldier and John Hurt as the Storyteller.</p>

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