The Hole (1962 film)
1962 film by John Hubley
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The Hole is a 15-minute American animated film by John Hubley and Faith Hubley. It was released in 1962, and it discusses the then-popular topic of nuclear warfare.
Summary
The film uses improvised dialogue from Dizzy Gillespie and George Mathews as two construction workers at work in the bottom of a hole on a construction site. They discussing the possibility of an accidental nuclear weapons attack.[1][2]
Accolades
The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1963.[3][4]
Legacy
In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5][6] The Academy Film Archive preserved The Hole in 2003.[7]