The Lorax (1972)

1972 · Short film · 24 min · dir. Hawley Pratt

The Adorable Lorax Speaks For The Trees In This Music-Filled Tale That’s Certain To Please!

• Family

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Synopsis

The Once-ler, a ruined industrialist, tells the tale of his rise to wealth and subsequent fall, as he disregarded the warnings of a wise old forest creature called the Lorax about the environmental destruction caused by his greed.

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Details

Director

Hawley Pratt

Writer

Dr. Seuss

Studio

DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, CBS, The Cat in the Hat Productions

Released

1972-02-14

Running time

24 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Educational Films, Ephemeral Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• Pollution
• Children's films
• Stories in rhyme

Cast & crew

• Hawley Pratt Director
• Eddie Albert
• Bob Holt
• Athena Lorde
• HHarlen Carraher
• Scatman Crothers
• Vivian Vance
• Thurl Ravenscroft

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