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The Man Who Planted Trees (film)

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'The Man Who Planted Trees' is a 1987 Canadian short animated film directed by Frdric Back. It is based on Jean Giono's 1953 short story 'The Man Who Planted Trees'. This 30-minute film was distributed in two versions, French and English, narrated respectively by actors Philippe Noiret and Christopher Plummer, and produced by Radio-Canada.

Awards



The film won the Academy Award (1988) for Best Animated Short Film. It also competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film won the Golden Sheaf Award for Best Animation at the 1988 Yorkton Film Festival.

In 1994, it was voted number 44 of the '50 Greatest Cartoons' of all time by members of the animation field.

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