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Good Will to Men

Good Will to Men

19556.00h 9m

Overview

A group of young mice is in the ruins of a church, practicing singing for an upcoming service. After singing an adulterated version of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," the mice wonder about the last line, "Good will to men." One of them asks the choirmaster, an old mouse, "What are men?" The old mouse explains that they all killed each other off by building bigger and more destructive weapons, first guns, then missiles, then bombs.

Directed by William Hanna
Produced by Joseph Barbera, Fred Quimby, William Hanna
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Top Cast

Daws Butler

Daws Butler

Elderly Choirmaster (voice) (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

church choirpost-apocalyptic futureboys' choirapocalypsemankind annihilatedcartoon mouseruinsanti warchristmashuman extinctionannihilation

About Good Will to Men

Good Will to Men is a animation, drama, war film released in 1955 exploring themes of church choir, post-apocalyptic future, boys' choir, apocalypse, mankind annihilated, cartoon mouse. Directed by William Hanna, it stars Daws Butler. A group of young mice is in the ruins of a church, practicing singing for an upcoming service. After singing an adulterated version of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," the mice wonder about the last line, "Good will to men." One of them asks the choirmaster, an old mouse, "What are men?" The old mouse explains that they all killed each other off by building bigger and more destructive weapons, first guns, then missiles, then bombs.

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