The Glass Harmonica

The Glass Harmonica

The Glass Harmonica

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The Glass Harmonica

1968

0h 21m

5.8(20 votes)

Animation

Overview

A craftsman builds a glass harmonica that enlightens him. He travels to a town where the people are obsessed with money. A bureaucrat smashes the glass harmonica which leads to chaos and eventually to social reform.

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