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John Bull's Sketch Book
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John Bull's Sketch Book

1915-04-10 · 4 min · Not rated

Animation

A combination of Lightning Sketches along with stop-motion animation illustrate England's reactions and responses in World War One.

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Directors
Dudley Buxton
Production companies
Cartoon Film Company Ltd., BFI
Countries
United Kingdom
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Released

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