Movies for the Day, Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Today's movies are about abolitionists, rabbits, and a goldfish.




Seven Angry Men (1955) is a historical
drama about fanatical abolitionist John Brown
and his family as they fight to free the slaves
in pre-Civil War America.  Brown was born this
date, May 9, in 1800.




Seven Angry Men








Watership Down (1978) is an
excellent animated version of
the classic novel by Richard Adams
about a group of rabbits.  Adams
was born this date, May 9, in 1920.
A bit grim at times.



Watership Down







The Golden Fish (1959) is the story of
a boy and his pet goldfish.  Sunday, May
7, 2017, began National Pet Week.  Also
known as Histoire d'un poisson rouge, this
film won an Academy Award for Best
Live Action Short Subject.



The Golden Fish