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Horton Hears a Who! (1970)

Horton Hears a Who! poster
Directed by
Chuck Jones
Genre
animation, family
Country
United States
Runtime
26 min
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elephant named Horton discovers a tiny speck of dust that contains an entire world of miniature people called Whos. He must protect them from other animals who think he is imagining things.

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What happens

Horton Hears a Who! is a 1970 American animated television special based on the 1954 Dr. Seuss book of the same name, Horton Hears a Who! The special was produced and directed by Chuck Jones who previously produced the Seuss special How the Grinch Stole Christmas! for MGM Television and first broadcast March 19, 1970 on CBS. The special contains songs with lyrics by Seuss and music by Eugene Poddany, who previously wrote songs for Seuss' book, The Cat in the Hat Song Book. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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