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The Drag (film)
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'The Drag' is a 1966 Canada anti-smoking animated short, animated and directed by Carlos Marchiori and produced by Robert Verrall and Wolf Koenig for the National Film Board of Canada. Aimed at young people, the 8 min. 37 sec. was a sponsored film for the former Department of National Health and Welfare. The film offered a comical look at dangers of addiction and the difficulties of quitting through the story of a chain smoker, recounting his experiences on a psychiatrist's couch, and also explores the part that cigarette advertisingonce quite commonplayed in getting people hooked. It was well received at the time with several awards as well as a nomination [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP-eSgyKARE Short Film Winners: 1967 Oscars-YouTube] for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 39th Academy Awards.
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