01 Jan 1989
Acid Rain
Environmental PSA by Bill Plympton.
Robinson Charley
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
Top Billed Cast
Max Adrian (voice)
Harold Berens (voice)
Dorothy Summers (voice)
Geoffrey Sumner (voice)
Jack Train (voice)
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