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Edited by randomsurferThere is a sundial moment in "Anastasia" that always stuck with me as a kid. It indicated how long her interview had been going on. It's not live action, but it is a kid's movie from around that era!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-ghcM0I3uY
Around 9:50 in the clip

A kid's movie where a sundial is used to show transition of time. Since that was the only scene I saw in a play area, I can't tell if the sundial was plot-important or not. Can anyone help, please?