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Duck and Cover(1952)
Status: Released
Date: 1952-01-07
61%
37 Votes
Time: 0h 9m
Bert the Turtle says duck and cover.
Overview:
An instructional short aimed at school-aged children of the early 1950s that combines animation and live-action footage with voice-over narration to explain what to do to increase their chances of surviving the blast from an atomic bomb.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Archer Productions (II)
Movie: Duck and Cover
Top 1 Billed Cast
Robert Middleton
Narrator
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Overview
An instructional short aimed at school-aged children of the early 1950s that combines animation and live-action footage with voice-over narration to explain what to do to increase their chances of surviving the blast from an atomic bomb.
Release Date
1952-01-07
Average
6.081
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
Bert the Turtle says duck and cover.
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