The Question (1967)
This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or science? Patriotism or war? Money or self-discovery? Or none of the above?
Top billed cast
- David Tate(voice) (as David Henderson-Tate)
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