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The Secret way

Germany, 1958
film

Uses animated puppets to tell the story of a mischievous small boy who sets traps for birds, gets lost in the forest, is rescued by a crow, and learns to give..

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Carrot nose

Germany, 1958
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The Secret of NIMH

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Germany, 1972
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The Secret of Nimh [DVD]

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Watch the birdie

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The Secret adventures of Tom Thumb

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The Secret garden (Captioned)

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The Naughty owlet

Hungary, 1971
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Moonbird

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The Ugly duckling

Czechoslovakia, 1975
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The Fox and the rooster

United States, 1951
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The Secret garden

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Scruffy

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A Boy, a dog and a frog

United States, 1980
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Three gifts

Czechoslovakia, 1974
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The Monkey and the crab

United States, 1974
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Rubbish

Australia, 1982
Similarity: 72%
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