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1972 · United States

The Lorax

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
25 min
Language
English
Country
United States

Why tonight?

  • Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

The Once-ler, a ruined industrialist, tells the tale of his rise to wealth and subsequent fall, as he disregarded the warnings of a wise old forest creature called the Lorax about the environmental destruction caused by his greed.

  • pollution
  • harmony
  • based on children's book
  • nature
  • corporate greed
  • environmental conservation
  • short film

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Directed
Hawley Pratt
Written
Dr. Seuss

Production

Rating
7.2 / 10 · 145 ratings
Studio
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, CBS, The Cat in the Hat Productions