Anthony Rizzo
Director
Duck and Cover (1952)
An instructional short aimed at school-aged children of the early 1950s that combines animation and live-action footage with voice-over narration to explain what to do to increase their chances of surviving the blast from an atomic bomb.
Genres: Animation, Documentary, Family, Short
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Watch Providers: History Vault, Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome
Production Companies: Archer Productions (II)
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
Recommendations
9 min
Jan. 7, 1952
Released
NR