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Operation Snafu

1945 · 3 min

A brisk, cartoonish wartime romp that plays like a comic propaganda short, more silly than tense.

Directed by
Friz Freleng
Genres
Animation
Starring
Mel Blanc
Overview
Private Snafu steals secret Japanese war plans, is captured and tried. He escapes and rows out to sea.

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Directed by
Friz Freleng
Genres
Animation
Starring
Mel Blanc
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • deception
  • survival
  • power
Places
  • military
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism2
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Friz Freleng
Written by
Phil Eastman, Dr. Seuss
Starring
Mel Blanc
Runtime
3 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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