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Guadalcanal

1943-12-31 · 10 min · ★ 5.0

Animation · War

A stop-motion animated account of the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

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Ray Harryhausen
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