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French version released under the title Jouets Producer and director, Grant Munro; scenario, Margaret Westcott; camera, Jean Roy, Paul Leach; editor, Roy Ayton Indictment against the false glamour of war toys. Children watching toys in a store window at Christmas observe soldiers and tanks coming to life and engaging in bloody war
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Examines the effects of modern war toys on children in a fantasy about a deadly battle fought by war toys in a Christmas store window.
This stop-motion animation takes a dark look into the war toys often given to children at Christmas time. Starting off as harmless objects, the toys quickly take on the gestures of real soldiers, mimicking the actions and penalties of a real war. This critical commentary on war and glamorized violence creates a real and frightening battle. Sound score features original 1960s pop music
This stop-motion animation takes a dark look into the war toys often given to children at Christmas time. Starting off as harmless objects, the toys quickly take on the gestures of real soldiers, mimicking the actions and penalties of a real war. This critical commentary on war and glamorized violence creates a real and frightening battle. Sound score features original 1960s pop music
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