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Peace on Earth

  • 19391939
  • PassedPassed
  • 9m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.5K
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Peace on Earth (1939)
  • Animation
  • Short
  • Drama
Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when he comes in singing "peace on earth, goodwill to men". Grandpa tells the story of man's last war.Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when he comes in singing "peace on earth, goodwill to men". Grandpa tells the story of man's last war.Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when he comes in singing "peace on earth, goodwill to men". Grandpa tells the story of man's last war.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.5K
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  • Director
    • Hugh Harman(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Jack Cosgriff(story)
    • Khat Harman(story)
    • Charles McGirl(story)
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc(voice)
    • Sara Berner(uncredited)
    • Bernice Hansen(uncredited)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Hugh Harman(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Jack Cosgriff(story)
    • Khat Harman(story)
    • Charles McGirl(story)
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc(voice)
    • Sara Berner(uncredited)
    • Bernice Hansen(uncredited)
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    • 24User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Grandpa Squirrel
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Sara Berner
    Sara Berner
    • Baby Squirrel
    • (uncredited)
    Bernice Hansen
    • Baby Squirrel
    • (uncredited)
    The Hollywood Choir Boys
    • Vocalists
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hugh Harman(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Jack Cosgriff(story) (uncredited)
      • Khat Harman(story) (uncredited)
      • Charles McGirl(story) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Several of the animators who worked on this anti-war cartoon were veterans of World War One, and had experienced combat similar to that depicted in the film. In a darkly ironic note, they would be working on wartime propaganda cartoons two years later.
    • Quotes

      Grandpa Squirrel: It was awful. It was terrible. Why, they fought and they fought and they fought, until... until there was only two of them left.

      [each soldier shoots the other and goes down]

      Grandpa Squirrel: And that was the end of the last man on Earth.

    • Connections
      Edited into Tom and Jerry Christmas Special (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
      (1856)

      Hymn by Charles Wesley (1730)

      Music by Felix Mendelssohn (1840)

      Sung by studio chorus

    User reviews24

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    And that was the end of the last man on Earth
    Intelligent, thoughtful cartoon about a post-apocalyptic world where there are no more people, just animals. The story of how this came to be is told by Grandpa Squirrel to his grandkids. The kids want to know what the "men" are in the phrase "Peace on Earth, good will to men." So Grandpa tells them all about men. About how they waged war after war with each other until they were all dead. So it's a cartoon with an anti-war message just shortly before WWII. It's beautifully animated and the story is excellent. It was remade in 1955 as "Good Will to Men," updated for the atomic age. That one's good too. But if pressed I would say I prefer this original.
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    • Dec 26, 2013

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    • Release date
      • December 9, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Мир на Земле
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      9 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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