War Story (1989)
This claymation short film uses a real interview for dialogue. Bill Perry relates stories about his youth, his tilted house, and adventures during WWII in Bristol, England during the blitz. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
- Date of release
- 1989-09-27
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 6m
- Genres
- Documentary, War, Animation, Comedy
- Director
- Peter Lord
Casting
- Bill Perry — Himself (voice)
- Peter Lawrence — Interviewer (voice)
Interesting facts
War Story is a 1989 animated short film created by Aardman Animations. It was directed by Peter Lord.
Production
The film was commissioned by Channel 4 as part of a 5-part series of Aardman animations called "Lip Synch". The five films in the series were Creature Comforts (1989), Going Equipped (1990), Ident (1990), Next (1990) and War Story (1989). They all used vox pop interviews as their source material. This one is with Bill Perry, a genuine British World War II vet.
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