The Vultures (1941)

Original title

Стервятники

Directed by

Panteleymon Sazonov

Genre

war film, propaganda film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2 min

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Soviet animated short from 1941 uses stark imagery to depict Nazi forces as predatory vultures during the early months of World War II. It is a propaganda piece meant to rally viewers against the invading enemy.

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What happens

«Стервятники» — советский рисованный мультфильм-плакат 1941 года, снятый в первые месяцы Великой Отечественной войны режиссёром Пантелеймоном Сазоновым . (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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