West and Soda (1965)
Genre : Animation, Western, Comedy
Runtime : 1H 26M
Director : Bruno Bozzetto
Synopsis
West and soda is a 1965 traditionally-animated Italian feature film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. It is a parody of the traditional American Western.
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