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The Glass Harmonica
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The Glass Harmonica

1968-01-01 · 21 min · ★ 6.1

Animation

A craftsman builds a glass harmonica that enlightens him. He travels to a town where the people are obsessed with money. A bureaucrat smashes the glass harmonica which leads to chaos and eventually to social reform.

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Directors
Andrey Khrzhanovsky
Production companies
Soyuzmultfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

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