The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built

1976 · 10 min · ★ 6.8 · Animation

Story about the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

Directed by Andrey Khrzhanovsky · Written by Andrey Khrzhanovsky

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