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Peace on Earth (1939)

Peace on Earth poster
Directed by
Hugh Harman
Genre
drama film, post-apocalyptic film, dystopian film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
9 min
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After humans wipe each other out in war, animals rebuild a peaceful world. A squirrel family celebrates Christmas and tells the story of how the animals now live without conflict.

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What happens

Peace on Earth is a one-reel 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short directed by Hugh Harman, about a post-apocalyptic world populated only by animals, after human beings have gone extinct due to war. The film's copyright was renewed in 1966, and it will enter the American public domain on January 1, 2035. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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