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Still from Urbanissimo — Urbanissimo (1966) — John Hubley

Poster for Urbanissimo

Urbanissimo

United States / English / 1966 / 6m

Comedy Animation Shorts

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Synopsis

A renegade walking city pollutes everything in its path in this jazzy allegory set to the music of Benny Carter.

Included in
Fourteen Animated Films by Faith and John Hubley
Position 7
Included in
March 2022
Position 97

Credits

Crew

DirectorJohn Hubley

WriterFaith Hubley, John Hubley

ComposerBenny Carter, Benny Carter

ProducerFaith Hubley, John Hubley

Double Feature

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Poster for Windy Day

Windy Day1968

Both directed by John Hubley

Or

Cockaboody1973Both directed by John Hubley
Eggs1970Both directed by John Hubley

Urbanissimo (1966) | Criteria