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Peace on Earth is a one-reel 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short directed by Hugh Harman, about a post-apocalyptic world populated only by animals, as it is claimed in the short that human beings have gone extinct due to war.
Jul 4, 2021 · Hugh Harman's masterpiece. A Christmas-themed cartoon that was originally released in December 1939, on the eve of World War II, the most destructive and cataclysmic conflict in human history. The cartoon - prophetically - tells the story of a world where mankind has gone extinct due to war.
- 9 min
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Peace on Earth: Directed by Hugh Harman. With Mel Blanc, Jeanne Dunne, The Hollywood Choir Boys, Shirley Reed. Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when they hear everyone singing of "peace on earth, goodwill to men". Grandpa tells the story of man's last war.
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- Animation, Short, Drama
- Hugh Harman
- 1939-12-09
Dec 25, 2014 · Released during the Christmas season and directed by Hugh Harman, Peace On Earth was nominated for an Oscar in 1939, a banner year for Hollywood. It features an uncredited Mel Blanc as a...
PEACE ON EARTH starts off seeming like a cutesy story: a town of anthropomorphic animals are celebrating Christmas, and a lovable Grandpa squirrel (voiced by Mel Blanc) shows up to visit his family. Then one child asks "What are men?" and as we get our answer, the story takes a darker turn.
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- MGM Cartoon Studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Hugh Harman
Oscar-nominated short about an old squirrel who tells a sad Christmas tale to his grandsons about how a terrible war decimated the human population and how the surviving animals began a new society based on Biblical lessons, especially "Thou Shalt Not Kill." The only film ever nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Peace on Earth is a one-reel 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short directed by Hugh Harman, about a post-apocalyptic world populated only by animals, as it is claimed in the short that human beings have gone extinct due to war.
