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The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam

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Wikipedia article




'The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam' is a 1970 animated short film by Dale Case and Robert Mitchell.[https://www.annecy.org/about/archives/1971/official-selection/film-index:film-710079 Annecy]

Plot



Uncle Sam and his friend the American Eagle live peacefully in the American southwest, running a gas station. But when Sam is kidnapped by men with money bags for heads, the Eagle goes off to rescue him. When Sam is rescued, he tells the Eagle that there is a plot to capture the Statue of Liberty by a bomb-headed businessman.

Accolades



'The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1971 1971|Oscars.org]

The film won the Grand Prix at the 1971 Annecy International Animation Festival, in a tie with Poland's 'The Appeal' and Czechoslovakia's 'The Bride'.[https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/38897-Further-Adventures-Of-Uncle-Sam-Part-Two BCDB]

It was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

See also



*1970 in film

*Independent animation

*Counterculture of the 1960s

References




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