
- 1961
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This is an interesting short (23 minutes) that contrasts the memories of an old army veteran from World War I and the perceptions of war harbored by young boys. The veteran (George Ashley) is a wino who misses the annual vet's dinner, something he looks forward to because it gives him a chance to be with others like himself. Dispirited, he spends some time watching little boys play war games, and just as he flees in terror when an unwanted, unbidden memory of war comes from out of nowhere, the two little boys he almost befriended flee from him in fear. Director Richard Evans adds several other vignettes that highlight and deepen the character of the wino and the ignorance of the young children. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
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- Starring:
- Paul Evans, Mitch Evans, (more)