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7.9/10   801 votes
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Writers:
Milt Banta (story) &
Bill Berg (story) ...
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Release Date:
26 June 1959 (USA) more
Tagline:
Donald the adventurer discovers mirth in math!
Plot:
Disney used animation here to explain through this wonderful adventure of Donald how mathmatics can be usuful in our real life... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
In praise of Pythagoras more (8 total)

Cast

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Paul Frees ... The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Clarence Nash ... Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
27 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally released on a bill with Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Despite this being a mathematics educational film, a character incorrectly recites the value of the mathematical constant pi. The character states, "Pi is equal to 3.141,592,653,589,747, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera." The correct value of pi (to the same number of digits) is actually 3.141,592,653,589,793. (The last two digits are different.) more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Donald Duck: [entering Mathemagic Land] Mighty strange.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984) (TV) more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
In praise of Pythagoras, 13 August 2002
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Author: Sperry23 from United States

I first saw this wonderful film in school in the early 60's. For several years it was an "annual event". Considering I was never in the same school district twice in a row, it was fascinating to see what grade level each district thought it was for.

It gives a clear and understandable approach to the question of "What is math (arithmatic) good for anyway?" Fun, musically diverse, and perhaps a bit silly, it stands the test of time. Paul Frees' outstanding narration allows the youngers to enjoy the fun of the movie, and the olders to understand the concepts.

It also explained how to calculate a bank shot on a billiard (or pool) table using the spots. heh.

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