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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.8 / 5.0

Brilliant piece of film history:

To be certain, there will be those who attempt to tear apart these shorts based on current cultural standards, but that isn't fair at all. This collection of short cartoons was made at the height of World War II, at a time where Hollywood actually supported the war effort, and made efforts to educate the public and spark them to action. Things like Donald Duck joining the army, Pluto acting as a mascot, Goofy teaching about "alternative" transportation and the Three Little Pigs and Seven Dwarfs stumping war... more info

Finally!:

Of all the film studios that produced "propaganda" cartoons during WWII, none have been better kept hidden than those made by the Walt Disney studio. Sure a couple of them slipped through the cracks into the public domain, but as a whole they remained sealed in the Disney Vaults until now.

While not every single cartoon made during the War (Disney produced numerous "how to" films made only for those in the actual armed forces, clips of some are shown on these DVDs), it does include all the theatrically... more info

GREAT CINEMATIC LESSONS IN PROPAGANDA:

This is trully a grat collection of war-time propaganda from WWII made by the Disney Studios. Some of these movies feature our favorite characters Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto. Others feature specific characters created on purpose.

The main thing about this collection is Mr. Disney's master hand behind each film. Quality animation (and expensive animation from the studio that elevated animation to an art on its own).

They alert, inspire, teach and (last but not least) entertain. Some of these little... more info

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