The Great Rights (1963)
1963 · Ephemeral film · 13 min · dir. William T. Hurtz
- Animation
Synopsis
A cartoon explaining the American Bill of Rights and Constitution. A man imagines a "nightmare world" without these documents, where Orwellian thugs censor and arrest with impunity. When reminded of the Bill of Rights, the man fights back and eventually defeats the forces of faceless totalitarianism.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- William T. Hurtz
- Released
- 1963-01-01
- Running time
- 13 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Cast & crew
William T. Hurtz Director
Herschel Bernardi
Daws Butler
June Foray
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Right on · Spuzz · 2016-08-01
Very good animated film about the bill of rights. Very similar to the "How to lose what we already have" films that are on the archives, this film's hero takes a bump on the noggin and wakes up in a world without rights. He learns to fight back! Quite enjoyable.
