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5 for 4

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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.

DirectorNorman McLaren
ProducerNorman McLaren

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5 for 4 — streaming FAQ

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5 for 4 hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 19, 1942. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.