Because There Was No Nail in the Forge

Because There Was No Nail in the Forge

Because There Was No Nail in the Forge

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Because There Was No Nail in the Forge

1990

0h 7m

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Overview

A comical opera for children and adults about the absence of a nail that almost caused a World catastrophe. The film is based on English folk poetry translated by S.Marshak.

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Soyuzmultfilm

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