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The Hole

Leaving September 30 • 15m

Directed by John Hubley • 1962 • United States
Starring Dizzy Gillespie, George Mathews

Dizzy Gillespie and George Mathews improvise a dialogue between two New York City construction workers, illuminating the anxieties of everyday life in the age of nuclear war in this Academy Award winner for best animated short.

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