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Cartoons Go To War (1996)

This remarkable documentary dedicates itself to an extraordinary chapter of the second World War – the psychological warfare of the USA. America’s trusted cartoon darlings from the studios of Warner Bros., Paramount, and the “big animals” of the Disney family were supposed to give courage to the people at the homefront, to educate them, but also to simultaneously entertain them. Out of this mixture grew a genre of its own kind – political cartoons. Insightful Interviews with the animators and producers from back then elucidate in an amusing and astonishing way under which bizarre circumstances these films partially came into existence.

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  • Animation

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Chuck JonesChuck JonesHimself
  • Photo of Jerry BeckJerry BeckHimself
  • Photo of Milt NeilMilt NeilHimself
  • Photo of Martha SigallMartha SigallHerself
  • Photo of Norman T. HatchNorman T. HatchHimself
  • Photo of Greg BlackGreg BlackHimself
  • Photo of Patti ZimmermannPatti ZimmermannHerself
  • Photo of David WiltDavid WiltHimself
  • Photo of Michael ShullMichael ShullHimself
  • Photo of Mike GladMike GladHimself

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