The Question

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The Question

1967

0h 7m

7.0(1 votes)

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This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or science? Patriotism or war? Money or self-discovery? Or none of the above?

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David Tate

(voice) (as David Henderson-Tate)

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Directed by: John Halas
Written by: Stan Hayward
Produced by: John Halas

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