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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   28,259 votes
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Writers:
Joe Grant (story) &
Dick Huemer (story) ...
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Release Date:
6 January 1942 (USA) more
Tagline:
Walt Disney's Technicolor FEATURE triumph more
Plot:
A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A Classic more (126 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Leopold Stokowski ... Himself (Conductor, The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Deems Taylor ... Narrator (1940 original)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julietta Novis ... Soloist (segment "Ave Maria") (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Concert Feature (USA) (working title)
Walt Disney's Fantasia (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
120 min | USA:124 min (restored roadshow version) | USA:125 min (original release) | USA:80 min (cut version)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (1956 re-release) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints) (re-release) | Fantasound (original release) | Mono (1941 roadshow screenings) | Mono (1947 re-release)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During production, the animators were given no instructions for coloring. Walt Disney instructed them to use any colors they wanted, a first. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the Sorcerer's Apprentice sequence, as Mickey walks toward a stone wall his shadow grows slowly larger. Instead, it should grow smaller. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: How do you do? My name is Deems Taylor, and it's my very pleasant duty to welcome you here on behalf of Walt Disney, Leopold Stokowski, and all the other artists and musicians whose combined talents went into the creation of this new form of entertainment...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Soloist (2009) more
Soundtrack:
A Night on Bald Mountain more

FAQ

How many different versions of Fantasia are there?
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20 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
A Classic, 5 December 2002
Author: MovieAddict2009 from UK

Disney's "Fantasia" is a pure classic.

What we are shown are a few animated musicals, filled with grand splendor and vivid colors.

"Fantasia" is one of those films that everyone knows by heart, and has watched since being a child.

My personal favorite was always the Mickey Mouse short - one of the darkest Mickey cartoons I've ever seen.

If you haven't seen "Fantasia" yet, then you must be from another planet. It is one of the best Disney musicals ever, which some push aside and forget too easily.

5/5 stars-

John Ulmer

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