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Gnomes (1980)

Gnomes poster
Directed by
Jack Zander
Genre
fantasy film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
45 min
Rated
Btl
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An animated special that follows the daily lives and adventures of a family of gnomes. It shows their home in the forest and how they interact with nature and animals.

whimsicalgentlecozyplayfulnostalgiclightheartedslow-pacedearthy

What happens

Gnomes is an American 1980 hour-long animated TV special, based on the book of the same name by Dutch writer Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. The show was first broadcast on CBS, on November 11, 1980. It was nominated for an Emmy in 1981 for Outstanding Animated Program. Several years after this film was released, the television series, The World of David the Gnome was created, based on the same book. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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