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26/01/1942 Animation, War 0h 7m
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Overview

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), a young Dutch couple find their idyllic countryside being overrun by unfeeling, unthinking mechanical men and machines that lay waste to everything in their path. In 1997 this film, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant," was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

  1. George Pal

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Victor Jory

    (voice)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-01-12
This is like a Nazi’s do the “War of the Worlds” as an idyllic Dutch scenario is suddenly trampled over by an army of metallic robots. From the ground they decimate all they encounter, they even have tanks and then from the air their aircraft drop incendiaries by the dozen. With their town in ruins, a priest is seen offering up a prayer for salvation and then something entirely mundane occurs, with startling results. I liked the style expressive style of the simple puppetry here, and it contrasts really quite effectively with a message delivered via two young and innocent children that i...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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