| The Way of Peace | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frank Tashlin |
| Written by | Frank Tashlin |
| Produced by | Wah Ming Chang Blanding Sloan |
| Starring | Lew Ayres (narrator) |
| Cinematography | Wah Ming Chang |
| Edited by | Stuart O'Brien |
| Music by | Eddison von Ottenfeld |
Production companies | Christian Films East West Studio |
| Distributed by | Wartburg Press |
Release date |
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Running time | 18 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Way of Peace is a 1947 puppet animation film, financed by the Lutheran Church in America, giving a Christian view of life in the Atomic Age. [1] It was written and directed by Frank Tashlin, produced by Wah Ming Chang, and narration read by Lew Ayres. In 2014, the film was named to the National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [2]
The film is a Christian parable about the end of the world in the Atomic Age told with puppet animation. Its scope is broad, from the creation of the world to the birth of Christ to the atomic destruction of the Earth.
This short premiered on WCBS-TV in New York on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947, at 7:15 p.m. [4]
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