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The Night the Animals Talked

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The Night the Animals Talked	comment	The Night The Animals Talked is a 1970 animated Christmas Special, produced by Italian studio Gamma and directed by animation veteran Shamus Culhane.The plot is an adaptation of the birth of Jesus, from the POV of the animals who were in the stable he was born in. The only twist, as the title gives away, is that the animals have somehow been given the gift of speech. However, the animals soon become at odds with each other, developing the worst flaws of humanity—vanity and racism, just as the donkey belonging to Mary comes along, asking for room to stay in.This special is seldom aired on TV these days, and is very esoteric in contrast to the specials produced by other companies such as Rankin-Bass. It has also never seen an official VHS or DVD rerelease, although it is believed by several to have fallen into the Public Domain. Regardless, It is an enjoyable, if brief, Christmas Special that certainly warrants watching, especially for Culhane's excellent direction.Two versions of the film are posted on Youtube; one is a heavily abridged version in two parts, which can be seen here, and here. Another version, which is an unabridged cut of the film, can be found on multiple parts on the same site.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_1f14978d	comment	Talking Animal: It's in the title of the special, after all.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_21889507	type	A House Divided
The Night the Animals Talked / int_21889507	comment	A House Divided: The driving conflict of the story.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_24321e44	type	Only Sane Man
The Night the Animals Talked / int_24321e44	comment	Only Sane Man: The dog, as well as the ox.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_255608b2	type	Public Domain Animation
The Night the Animals Talked / int_255608b2	comment	Public Domain Animation: Is believed by some to be this.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
The Night the Animals Talked / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: The animals finally become at peace with each other and allow space for Mary to give birth to Jesus, but the animals lose their gift of speech before they can spread the news of his birth.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_535156bc	type	Christmas Special
The Night the Animals Talked / int_535156bc	comment	Christmas Special: One of the rare type that has nothing at all to do with Santa Claus or snow.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_57b80b45	type	Fantastic Racism
The Night the Animals Talked / int_57b80b45	comment	Fantastic Racism: Against the pigs (who were arguably the least offensive animals in the special).
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_617f0563	type	Heelâ€“Face Turn
The Night the Animals Talked / int_617f0563	comment	Heel–Face Turn: Every single animal (except the few that weren't heels to begin with) does this at the climax.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_70c73c20	comment	The Unseen: We don't get a glimpse of Jesus himself, and Mary and Joseph are only briefly seen from the sky. No other humans are even seen in the special.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_7abba202	comment	The Faceless: The holy family as they are only seen from a distance or in the shadows. Baby Jesus’ face is obscured by a bright light coming from the manger.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_b4068912	type	Star of Bethlehem
The Night the Animals Talked / int_b4068912	comment	Star of Bethlehem: Its light is apparently what grants the animals the power of human speech.
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The Night the Animals Talked / int_c01db132	type	Messy Pig
The Night the Animals Talked / int_c01db132	comment	Messy Pig: Granted, the two pigs lived in a pigsty because they had no choice; if they tried to enter the stable, the other animals drove them back out.
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