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Overview

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Director:
David Hand
Writers:
Felix Salten (story)
Perce Pearce (story)
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Release Date:
21 August 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Animation | Drama | Family more
Tagline:
Walt Disney's multiplane technicolor feature more
Plot:
Animated film about a young deer, Bambi, growing up in the wild after his mother is shot by hunters. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Why can't they make more of these? more (87 total)

Cast

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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Walt Disney's Bambi (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
70 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the original script Bambi was shot instead of his mother, but Walt Disney dismissed the idea and moved the shooting to Bambi's mother. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Bambi's mother says, "Bambi. My little Bambi," her eyes lose her pupils for a second. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Thumper: Wake up, wake up!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in At Home with Joan Crawford (1953) more
Soundtrack:
Little April Shower more

FAQ

How many years did "Bambi" take to make?
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 much time had passed between the scene in which Bambi lost his mother and the next scene, when Bambi is grown up?
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16 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Why can't they make more of these?, 14 February 1999
7/10
Author: Thomas Honoré Nielsen from Ho, Denmark

I will not comment on the plot or the philosophical aspects of this movie - I will simply ask this: Why can't they make more of these?

It is very beautifully drawn. No attempts to make fire or water or panoramas look real. They are simply drawn in that beautiful pencil characterizing the entire movie. No happy songs or foolish games. Just a life-cycle portrayed in it's blinding realism.

Look, the water is stiff!

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