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Arena: Early Animation (1985) | Slate

Arena: Early Animation

Documentary about the forefathers of animation.

Released: 1985
Runtime: 1h 9m
Genres: Documentary, Animation, History
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

Direction and writing

John NeedhamDirector

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