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A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music.
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Title: Fantasia (1940)
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| Leopold Stokowski | ... | Himself - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra | |
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Deems Taylor | ... | Himself - Narrative Introductions |
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Disney animators set pictures to Western classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" features Mickey Mouse as an aspiring magician who oversteps his limits. "The Rite of Spring" tells the story of evolution, from single-celled animals to the death of the dinosaurs. "Dance of the Hours" is a comic ballet performed by ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators. "Night on Bald Mountain" and "Ave Maria" set the forces of darkness and light against each other as a devilish revel is interrupted by the coming of a new day. Written by David Thiel <d-thiel@uiuc.edu>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 June 1941 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Walt Disney's Fantasia See more »Filming Locations:
Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USAEdit
Box Office
Budget:
$2,280,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$980,798, 10 February 1985Gross USA:
$76,408,097Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$76,411,401Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
(2000 roadshow restoration) | (original 1940 roadshow release) | (1942 cut) | (1991 VHS release) | (1946 cut)Sound Mix:
3 Channel Stereo (RCA Sound System) (as Fantasound)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Deems Taylor: How do you do? Uh, 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, "Fantasia". What you're going to see are the designs and pictures and stories that music inspired in the minds and imaginations of a group of artists. In other words, these are not going to be the interpretations of trained ...
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(uncredited)
Played by members of The Philadelphia Orchestra without a conductor
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According to R. D. Feild's The Art of Walt Disney, in order to draw Hyacinth, the hippo prima ballerina, a woman weighing over 200 pounds (91 kg) was brought onto the live-action stage and her movements were recorded by cameramen, recording the "least quiver of her flesh, noticing those parts of her anatomy that were subjected to the greatest stress and strain". See more »Goofs
Two of the dancing mushrooms in the "Nutcracker Suite" inexplicably change size and shape (from wide and medium height to skinny and tall) when the angle changes. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Deems Taylor: How do you do? Uh, 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, "Fantasia". What you're going to see are the designs and pictures and stories that music inspired in the minds and imaginations of a group of artists. In other words, these are not going to be the interpretations of trained ...
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Crazy Credits
The roadshow cut of the film features no credits or title music, just the Art Deco title card placed at the intermission. The general release cut (the one shown most often) places the title card at the beginning, as on most films. See more »Alternate Versions
The bonus disc from The Fantasia Anthology DVD set features alternate animation, in rough pencil-test form, of the following scenes from the film:- an alternate broom-chopping from "Sorcerer's Apprentice" that originally occurred on-screen, rather than off-screen.
- an alternate angle version of the crocodile/hippo encounter from "Dance of the Hours."
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Jam Session Sequence(uncredited)
Played by members of The Philadelphia Orchestra without a conductor
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This is one of the truly rare, one of a kind movie going experiences, kind of in the same league as watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. I like to watch this film repeatedly; often times I'll just close my eyes and daydream, letting my own imagination go in place of whats on the screen. My favorite part is the opening sequence, with its dramatic music and free flowing imagery foreshadowing the state of the world in 1940. The end of Ave Maria is the perfect bookend to this masterpiece; death has withdrawn and peace has finally arrived. It would, but not for another five years and millions of lives. I can never watch this movie without seeing it in this context; for me its a work of art, both a part and ahead of its time.