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The Hole (1962 film)

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This article is about the 1962 short film. For other uses, see The Hole.

The Hole is a 15-minute animated film by John Hubley and Faith Hubley.

Summary

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The film uses improvised dialogue from Dizzy Gillespie and George Mathews as two construction workers at work in the bottom of a hole on a construction site discussing the possibility of an accidental nuclear weapons attack.[1][2]

Accolades

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The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1963.[3][4]

Legacy

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In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5][6] The Academy Film Archive preserved The Hole in 2003.[7]

References

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  1. ^ 1963 The. Hole: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
  2. ^ Every Oscar Winner for Animated Short Subject, Ranked - Vulture
  3. ^ 1963|Oscars.org
  4. ^ When Indie Animation Won Its First Oscar|Animation Obsessive
  5. ^ "Library of Congress announces 2013 National Film Registry selections". Washington Post (Press release). December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  6. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  7. ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
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