The Big if

Czechoslovakia, 1981

Film
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An animated satire questioning what our money might be able to be used for if it was not spent on defence weapons. Animated by Boris Masnik.

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Credits

director

Brent Walker Film Productions

co-producer

Kamil Pixa

Peter Hollander

production company

Kratky Film

United Nations

Duration

00:09:00:00

Production places
Czechoslovakia
Production dates
1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323756

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Czechoslovakia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Weapons

Comedy

Comedy → Satire

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty

Short films

Short films → Short films - Czech Republic

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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