Movie: The Magic Pen

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    A western occupation propaganda film in which a boy repairs a western style doll that comes to life and uses a magic pen to rebuild his bleak and war torn world into a happy place resembling western civilization.

  • Release Date

    1946-01-01

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    6.333

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

    animation short

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