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Title: Background

Release Date: 1 Jan 1973

Runtime: 20m

Genre: Documentary, Animation

Director: D'Avino & Fucci-Stone Productions

Production Companies: D'Avino & Fucci-Stone Productions

Overview: Background is a 1973 American short documentary film directed by Carmen D'Avino. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The original version was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

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Average Vote: 6 (1 votes)

Cast

  • : Pat Connell
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