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Academy Leader Variations

Academy Leader Variations

Genres

Animation

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Twenty animators from the U.S., Switzerland, Poland and China express their friendship with and love of animation in a series of animated variations on the standard countdown.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

6 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

12 April 1987

Country

United States of America

Cast

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