Crociato 900
1938 · 10m · Animation
A precious animated short from the pioneer of Italian animation Liberio Pensuti, commissioned by the Italian National Fascist Federation against Tuberculosis (Federazione Italiana Nazionale fascista per la lotta contro la tubercolosi), part of a massive awareness campaign enacted from 1930 to 1940.
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