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Duck and Cover

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1952-01-07

Runtime: 9 mins

Director: Anthony Rizzo

Writer: Raymond J. Mauer

Spoken language: English

Genres: Animation, Family

Original title: Duck and Cover

Production Companies: Archer Productions (II)

Production Countries: United States of America

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