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The Spirit

  • 1980
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The Spirit (1980)
ActionAnimationCrimeMysteryShort

A pencil test for a proposed animated film based on the character "The Spirit" created by Will Eisner.A pencil test for a proposed animated film based on the character "The Spirit" created by Will Eisner.A pencil test for a proposed animated film based on the character "The Spirit" created by Will Eisner.

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    • Will Eisner
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    • Brad Bird
    • Randall William Cook
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      • Will Eisner
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      Was long considered lost until posted on YouTube by Steven Paul Leiva in 2015. Leiva had helped pitch the film in the early 1980s.

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      • April 14, 2015 (United States)
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      • Visions Animation and Filmworks
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