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5 for 4

1942, English. Directed by Norman McLaren.

This animated short by Norman McLaren serves as a wartime savings campaign. Symbolic figures, drawn directly on 35mm film stock, move and dance against a simple painted background. The score is "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie," by Albert Ammons.

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0h 3m
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English
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Released
1 January 1942
Country
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5 for 4 runs 3 minutes (0h 3m).

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5 for 4 isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1942. (Checked 9 November 2026.)

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Who directed 5 for 4?

5 for 4 (1942) was directed by Norman McLaren.

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