The Spirit of '43 is an American animated World War II propaganda film created by Walt Disney Studios and released in January 1943. The film stars Donald Duck and features writer/designer Carl Barks' prototype for the character Scrooge McDuck. It is a sequel to The New Spirit. The purpose of the film is to encourage patriotic Americans to file and pay their income taxes faithfully in order to help the war effort. The repeated theme in the film is "taxes to defeat the Axis".
The Spirit of '43 (1943)
Directed by Jack King
Genres - Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, War |
Sub-Genres - Animated Short, Propaganda Film, World War II Propaganda Shorts |
Release Date - Jan 7, 1943 |
Run Time - 6 min. |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Donald Duck Short, Propaganda, Taxes, Walt Disney Studios
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Subject: Animated about birds, World War II
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Alternate Titles
El espíritu del 43
ES
The Spirit of '43
US