The Elephant and the Whale

The Elephant and the Whale

The Elephant and the Whale

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The Elephant and the Whale

1985

0h 9m

7.0(1 votes)

Animation

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An elephant saves an unfortunate whale from being paraded in front of the public and takes it away with the circus caravan to put it back into the sea.

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