The Way of Peace
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. 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".
Plot
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.
Cast
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author | Frank Tashlin |
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director | Frank Tashlin |
editor | Stuart O'Brien |
genre | animation historical |
keywords | atomic age christian christianity end end of the world parable puppet animation |
musicBy | Eddison von Ottenfeld |
producer | Wah Ming Chang |
productionCompany | Christian Films East West Studio |
publisher | Augsburg Fortress |
theme | animated short stop-motion animated |