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Fine Toys – Made in USA(1969)
Status: Released
Date: 1969-10-10
52%
6 Votes
Time: 0h 12m
Overview:
This short puppet-animated film criticizes American toy companies for their militaristic toys and marketing which fosters politically aggressive attitudes. Catalogues and building sets made by the American toy companies Aurora and Lindberg report on the ways they are misused for imperialist manipulation. The film particularly emphasizes the rehabilitation and propagation of the German imperialist military tradition, which is seen as responsible for destroying humanistic viewpoints and replacing them with perverted and sadistic attitudes towards humanity.
Languages: German.
Countries:
East Germany
ProductionCompanies:
DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme
Movie: Fine Toys – Made in USA
Top 1 Billed Cast
Joachim Tomaschewsky
Narrator (voice)
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Overview
This short puppet-animated film criticizes American toy companies for their militaristic toys and marketing which fosters politically aggressive attitudes. Catalogues and building sets made by the American toy companies Aurora and Lindberg report on the ways they are misused for imperialist manipulation. The film particularly emphasizes the rehabilitation and propagation of the German imperialist military tradition, which is seen as responsible for destroying humanistic viewpoints and replacing them with perverted and sadistic attitudes towards humanity.
Release Date
1969-10-10
Average
5.2
Rating:
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Languages:
Deutsch
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