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21 August 1942 (USA) moreTagline:
Walt Disney's multiplane technicolor feature morePlot:
Animated film about a young deer, Bambi, growing up in the wild after his mother is shot by hunters. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(11 articles)
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The last of its kind moreCast
(Cast)| Hardie Albright | ... | Adolescent Bambi (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Stan Alexander | ... | Young Flower (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Bobette Audrey | ... | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Peter Behn | ... | Young Thumper (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Thelma Boardman | ... | Mrs. Quail / Pheasant (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Janet Chapman | ... | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Jeanne Christy | ... | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Dolyn Bramston Cook | ... | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Marion Darlington | ... | Bird Sounds (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Tim Davis | ... | Adult Thumper / Adolescent Flower (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Donnie Dunagan | ... | Young Bambi (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Sam Edwards | ... | Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Ann Gillis | ... | Adult Faline (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Otis Harlan | ... | Mr. Mole (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
| Eddie Holden | ... | Chipmunk (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
| Sterling Holloway | ... | Adult Flower (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Jack Horner | ... | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Thelma Hubbard | ... | Girl Bunny / Quail Mother / Female Pheasant (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Cammie King | ... | Young Faline (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Mary Lansing | ... | Aunt Ena / Mrs. Possum (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Lee | ... | Thumper's Mother (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Clarence Nash | ... | Bullfrog (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
| Babs Nelson | ... | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Sandra Lee Richards | ... | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Francesca Santoro | ... | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Fred Shields | ... | Great Prince Of The Forest (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Bobby Stewart | ... | Baby Bambi (voice) (uncredited) | |
| John Sutherland | ... | Adult Bambi (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Paula Winslowe | ... | Bambi's Mother / Pheasant (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Elouise Wohlwend | ... | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Will Wright | ... | Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited) |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
70 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Brazil:Livre | Portugal:M/4 | Australia:G | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #5013) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1974) | Greece:K | Iceland:LFun Stuff
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The character of Thumper does not appear in Felix Salten's original novel. He was added by Walt Disney to bring some much-needed comic relief to the script. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Bambi is shown with spots during the winter. Fawns lose their spots by fall. moreSoundtrack:
Little April Shower moreFAQ
Is "Bambi" an anti-hunting movie?When Bambi jumps over the chasm he was shot by a hunter, but you did not see a wound or blood, and when his father comes to help him Bambi recovered very fast. How is this possible?
How many years did "Bambi" take to make?
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Walt Disney didn't make another full-length animated film until 1950, by which time his golden age had well and truly passed. Was `Bambi' a quiet, gentle farewell, then? If you haven't seen it you could be forgiven for thinking so; and the slightly over-sugared opening scenes might confirm this view. But prepare to be jolted out of your seat. The forest contains darkness as well as light. The gunshots that ring out across the silences are truly alarming (and there are many ways Disney and Hand make them more alarming: consider the scene where a flock of birds are cowering in the grass, until one decides to fly into the air and risk death rather than put up with the suspense). Also worth noting about `Bambi' is its use of psychological colour. In at least three key scenes, the colour scheme shifts wildly, not because the sun has set or anything of that kind, but in order to illustrate Bambi's psychological state. Particularly fine is the scene where he is running away from the clearing in fear and the world turns into just a few pale and dirty shades of yellow.
The greatest thing is the way Disney manages to convince us that there is nothing else in the world, outside the forest. Not once do we see a horizon. Nor do we sense one. By some standards not much happens in the forest - a few deaths, a few births, what else is new? But when the forest is the whole world they matter a good deal.