One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Directors:

Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske

Writers:

Dodie Smith (novel) and
Bill Peet (story)

Release Date:

25 January 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Thriller

Tagline:

Walt Disney's new all-cartoon feature

Plot:

When a litter of dalmation puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.

Plot Keywords:

Talking Dog | Dog Cartoon | Dog | Pet | Blockbuster

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award.

Cast

Rod Taylor	...	Pongo (voice)
Betty Lou Gerson	...	Cruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell (voice)
Cate Bauer	...	Perdita (voice)
Lisa Daniels	...	(voice)
Ben Wright	...	Roger (voice)
Frederick Worlock	...	Horace / Inspector Craven (voice) (as Fred Worlock)
Lisa Davis	...	Anita (voice)
Martha Wentworth	...	Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
J. Pat O'Malley	...	Colonel / Jasper (voice)
Tudor Owen	...	Towser (voice)
Tom Conway	...	Quizmaster / Collie (voice)
George Pelling	...	Danny (voice)
Thurl Ravenscroft	...	Captain (voice)
David Frankham	...	Sgt. Tibs (voice) (as Dave Frankham)
Ramsay Hill	...	Television Announcer / Labrador (voice)

Also Known As:

101 Dalmatians (USA) (alternative spelling)
Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:o.Al. | Brazil:Livre | New Zealand:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G (re-rating) (1969)

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

In the early 1990s merchandise tied-in with the video's release was quickly pulled from shelves because the word Dalmatian had been spelled incorrectly as "Dalmation" on some of the product packaging. The merchandise was only available at Disneyland or the Disney Stores.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Roger is pounding out the "Cruella Deville" tune from upstairs, at one point he plays the melody on a trombone, but when the camera cuts away to the downstairs room, the final notes he hits are clearly from a tuba.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Pongo: My story begins in London, not so very long ago. And yet so much has happened since then, that it seems more like an eternity.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Will & Grace: The Truth About Will and Dogs (#1.10)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Cruella De Vil

This film is in my top 10 of Disney

One of the most lovely films of all,1001 dalmatians is one of the classics from Disney that all people should watch. I was surprised to know that it was made in 1961,because I watched it for the first time in 1993 (I was 7) and it looked a modern cartoon for me,such as Lion King.

Pongo and Perdita (a couple of dalmatians) and their owners Roger and Anita, are living happily and peacefully in their new home,until Perdita give birth to some puppies: Cruela,the evil friend of Anita, wants to do a new coat,using the little dalmatian's fur. She kidnaps them,and now Perdita and Pongo needs to save their puppies,before being too late.