The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger

The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger

The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger

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The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger

2010

0h 6m

5.4(8 votes)

Animation

Comedy

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A children's fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother's love. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

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