A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music.
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- 8 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Leopold Stokowski | ... |
Himself - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
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Deems Taylor | ... |
Himself - Narrative Introductions
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| Corey Burton | ... |
Narrator: Deems Taylor overdubs (2000 restoration) (uncredited) (voice)
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| Walt Disney | ... |
Mickey Mouse (segment 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice') (uncredited) (voice)
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Hugh Douglas | ... |
Narrator (1982 version) (uncredited) (voice)
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James MacDonald | ... |
Percussionist (uncredited)
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| Tim Matheson | ... |
Narrator (1985 version) (uncredited) (voice)
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Julietta Novis | ... |
Soloist (segment 'Ave Maria') (uncredited) (singingVoice)
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Paul J. Smith | ... |
Violinist (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James Algar | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") (uncredited) |
| Samuel Armstrong | ... | (segments "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", "The Nutcracker Suite") (uncredited) |
| Ford Beebe Jr. | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (uncredited) (as Ford Beebe) |
| Norman Ferguson | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") (uncredited) (as Norm Ferguson) |
| David Hand | ... | (segment "Meet the Soundtrack") (uncredited) |
| Jim Handley | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (uncredited) |
| T. Hee | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Jackson | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") (uncredited) |
| Hamilton Luske | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (uncredited) |
| Bill Roberts | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") (uncredited) |
| Paul Satterfield | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") (uncredited) |
| Ben Sharpsteen | ... | (segment "Meet the Soundtrack") (uncredited) |
Written by
| Joe Grant | ... | (story direction) & |
| Dick Huemer | ... | (story direction) |
| Lee Blair | ... | (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") (story development) & |
| Elmer Plummer | ... | (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") (story development) & |
| Phil Dike | ... | (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") (story development) |
| Sylvia Moberly-Holland | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") (story development) & |
| Norman Wright | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") (story development) & |
| Albert Heath | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") (story development) & |
| Bianca Majolie | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") (story development) & |
| Graham Heid | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") (story development) |
| Perce Pearce | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") (story development) & |
| Carl Fallberg | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") (story development) |
| William Martin | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") (story development and research) & |
| Leo Thiele | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") (story development and research) & |
| Robert Sterner | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") (story development and research) & |
| John McLeish | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") (story development and research) |
| Otto Englander | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (story development) & |
| Webb Smith | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (story development) & |
| Erdman Penner | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (story development) & |
| Joseph Sabo | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (story development) & |
| Bill Peet | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (story development) & |
| Vernon Stallings | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (story development) |
| Campbell Grant | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") (story development) & |
| Arthur Heinemann | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") (story development) & |
| Phil Dike | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") (story development) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Ben Sharpsteen | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| James Wong Howe | ... | (uncredited) (live-action) |
Editorial Department
| George Cave | ... | color timer (uncredited) |
| Bill Wilner | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) (1990 restoration) |
Art Direction by
| Ken Anderson | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (as Kenneth Anderson) |
| Bruce Bushman | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") |
| Arthur Byram | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") |
| Tom Codrick | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") |
| Robert Cormack | ... | (segments "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", "The Nutcracker Suite") |
| Harold Doughty | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") |
| Yale Gracey | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") |
| Hugh Hennesy | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") |
| John Hubley | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") |
| Dick Kelsey | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") |
| Gordon Legg | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") (as J. Gordon Legg) |
| Kay Nielsen | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") |
| Lance Nolley | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") |
| Ernie Nordli | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") (as Ernest Nordli) |
| Kendall O'Connor | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") |
| Charles Payzant | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") |
| Curt Perkins | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") (as Curtiss D. Perkins) |
| Charles Philippi | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") |
| Thor Putnam | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") |
| Herbert Ryman | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") |
| Zack Schwartz | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") |
| Terrell Stapp | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") |
| McLaren Stewart | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") |
| Al Zinnen | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") |
Production Management
| Ben Sharpsteen | ... | production supervisor |
| Walt Pfeiffer | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jack Bruner | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") assistant director (uncredited) |
| Mike Holoboff | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Larry Lansburgh | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Bob Ogle | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Erwin L. Verity | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Wah Chang | ... | character maquettes (uncredited) |
| Oskar Fischinger | ... | (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") designer (uncredited) / (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") visual development (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| William E. Garity | ... | recordist |
| J.N.A. Hawkins | ... | recordist |
| C.O. Slyfield | ... | recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Dan MacManus | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") special animation effects (as Daniel MacManus) |
| Joshua Meador | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") special animation effects |
| Gail Papineau | ... | (segments "Rite of Spring", "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") special camera effects |
| Leonard Pickley | ... | (segments "Rite of Spring", "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") special camera effects |
| Miles E. Pike | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") special animation effects |
| John Reed | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") special animation effects (as John F. Reed) |
| Edwin Aardal | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") effects animator (uncredited) |
| Tom Barnes | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") effects animator (uncredited) |
| Andy Engman | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") effects animator (uncredited) |
| Frank Follmer | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") effects animator (uncredited) |
| Abra Grupp | ... | digital paint artist: restoration (uncredited) |
| Dan MacManus | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") effects animator (uncredited) |
| John McManus | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") effects animator (uncredited) |
| Joshua Meador | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") effects animator (uncredited) |
| Cornett Wood | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") effects animator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Max Morgan | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Edwin Aardal | ... | (segments "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", "Rite of Spring") animator |
| Dick Anthony | ... | (segments "The Pastoral Symphony", "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") background artist (as W. Richard Anthony) |
| Art Babbitt | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animation supervisor / (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") animator |
| Preston Blair | ... | (segments "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| James Bodrero | ... | (segments "The Pastoral Symphony", "Dance of the Hours") character designer |
| Jack Bradbury | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| Paul Busch | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") animator |
| Jack Campbell | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| Nino Carbe | ... | (segments "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", "The Nutcracker Suite") background artist |
| Bob Carlson | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") animator (as Robert W. Carlson Jr.) |
| Les Clark | ... | (segments "The Nutcracker Suite", "Dewdrop Fairies", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", Mickey Mouse") animator |
| Claude Coats | ... | (segments "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "The Pastoral Symphony") background artist |
| Charles Conner | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") background artist |
| Merle Cox | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") background artist |
| Ugo D'Orsi | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") animator |
| Al Dempster | ... | (segments "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Dance of the Hours") background artist (as Albert Dempster) |
| Phil Duncan | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") animator |
| Art Elliott | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| John Elliotte | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| Norman Ferguson | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animation supervisor (as Norm Ferguson) |
| Roy Forkum | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") background artist |
| Hugh Fraser | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| Franklin Grundeen | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| Harry Hamsel | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| Eric Hansen | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") background artist |
| John Hench | ... | (segments "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", "The Nutcracker Suite") background artist |
| Ray Huffine | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") background artist |
| Earl Hurd | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") character designer |
| Ollie Johnston | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animation supervisor (as Oliver M. Johnston Jr.) |
| Bill Justice | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| Lynn Karp | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| Walt Kelly | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator (uncredited) |
| Ward Kimball | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animation supervisor |
| Paul B. Kossoff | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") animator |
| Ethel Kulsar | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") background artist / (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") character designer |
| Eric Larson | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animation supervisor |
| Ed Levitt | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") background artist (as Edward Levitt) |
| Ray Lockrem | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") background artist |
| Hicks Lokey | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| John Lounsbery | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| Ed Love | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") animator (as Edward Love) |
| Don Lusk | ... | (segments "The Nutcracker Suite", "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| Brice Mack | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") background artist |
| Dan MacManus | ... | (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") animator (as Daniel MacManus) |
| Murray McClellan | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| John McManus | ... | (segments "Rite of Spring", "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") animator |
| Joshua Meador | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") animation supervisor / (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") animator |
| John P. Miller | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") character designer |
| Fred Moore | ... | (segments "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "The Pastoral Symphony") animation supervisor |
| James Moore | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| Milt Neil | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| Gerald Nevius | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") background artist |
| Lester Novros | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") animator |
| Art Palmer | ... | (segments "Toccata and Fugue D in Minor", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Rite of Spring") animator |
| Don Patterson | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") animator |
| Ray Patterson | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| Elmer Plummer | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") character designer |
| Martin Provensen | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") character designer |
| Wolfgang Reitherman | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") animation supervisor |
| Art Riley | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") background artist (as Arthur Riley) |
| George Rowley | ... | (segments "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") animator |
| Duke Russell | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") character designer |
| William Shull | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") animator (as William N. Shull) |
| Grant Simmons | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| Lorna S. Soderstrom | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") character designer |
| Stan Spohn | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") background artist |
| Joe Stahley | ... | (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") background artist |
| Ed Starr | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") background artist |
| Robert Stokes | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") animator |
| Robert Storms | ... | (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") background artist |
| Howard Swift | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| Norman Tate | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| Riley Thomson | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") animator (as Riley Thompson) |
| Don Tobin | ... | (segment "Rite of Spring") animator |
| Harvey Toombs | ... | (segment "Dance of the Hours") animator |
| Don Towsley | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animation supervisor |
| Bill Tytla | ... | (segments "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria") animation supervisor (as Vladimir Tytla) |
| John Walbridge | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") character designer |
| Bernard Wolf | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator (as Berny Wolf) |
| Cornett Wood | ... | (segments "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") animator |
| Marvin Woodward | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") animator |
| Cy Young | ... | (segments "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", "The Nutcracker Suite", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") animator |
| Robert W. Youngquist | ... | (segment "The Pastoral Symphony") animator |
| Lee J. Ames | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Xavier Atencio | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Jerome Brown | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") animator (uncredited) |
| N. Brown | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Brad Case | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") animator (uncredited) |
| Al Coe | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Retta Davidson | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| George De Beeson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| John Dehner | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jack Dunham | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| Russ Dyson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Art Fitzpatrick | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Paul Fitzpatrick | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Joseph Gayek | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jerry Hathcock | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| William T. Hurtz | ... | animation assistant (uncredited) |
| M. James | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Volus Jones | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hank Ketcham | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Fred Madison | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jerry Madison | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bill Melendez | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Art Moore | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Paul Murry | ... | animator (uncredited) / inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Muse | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Grim Natwick | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| George Nicholas | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Amby Paliwoda | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Willis Pyle | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| John Reed | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| M. Rossi | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Retta Scott | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| D. Stark | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Sandy Strother | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") animator (uncredited) |
| David Swift | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Frank Thomas | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bob Wickersham | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") animator (uncredited) |
| Jim Will | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Vernon G. Witt | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Irwin Kostal | ... | conductor (1982 rerecording) |
| Shawn Murphy | ... | score mixer: 1982 rerecording |
| Stephen Csillag | ... | musical film editor (uncredited) |
| Edward H. Plumb | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
| Sol Schoenbach | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Paul J. Smith | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Deems Taylor | ... | musical advisor (uncredited) |
| Edgar G. Ulmer | ... | music recording supervisor (uncredited) |
Other crew
| Eileen Brown | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
| Marge Champion | ... | movement model (uncredited) |
| Nigel De Brulier | ... | (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") live action model: Yen Sid (uncredited) |
| Elsie Jane Donahue | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
| Jules Engel | ... | (segment "The Nutcracker Suite") choreographer (uncredited) |
| Oskar Fischinger | ... | (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") concept (uncredited) |
| Mary Whitney | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
| Dee Worth | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Walt Disney Productions (1940) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1941) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1942) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (A/SIA) (1941) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures Argentina (1940) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1946) (France) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Films)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1952) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Daiei Motion Picture Company (1955) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Pictures (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as Buena Vista Film Distribution Co. Inc)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Wivefilm (1957) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Suomi-Filmi (1967) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Productions (1967) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1986) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Pictures (1990) (United States) (theatrical) (chronological)
- Warner Bros. Transatlantic (1990) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Abril Vídeo (1991) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Home Video (1991) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- DHV (1991) (Japan) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1991) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1991) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
- Cosmo Coordinate (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
- GP Museum Soft (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Orustak Pictures (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Elan Film (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1986) (Norway) (theatrical) (re-release)
- RKO Radio Films A/S (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Triangelfilm (1967) (Norway) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Triangelfilm (1976) (Norway) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Warner Bros. (1990) (Norway) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Apurock (Japan) (DVD)
- BBC Two (2013) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (Norway) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (Norway) (DVD) (Gold Collection)
- Buena Vista Pictures (United States) (re-releases)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
- Rai 3 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Norway) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Special Edition)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Disneyland Records (soundtrack) (1957 three-LP set)
- Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) (approval certificate) (no. 5920) (1990 restoration version)
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approval certificate) (no. 5920)
- RCA Corporation (sound recorded by) (1990 restoration)
- THX Ltd. (digital mastering: 2000 DVD & VHS)
- The Philadelphia Orchestra (music performed by)
- Walt Disney Records (soundtrack) (1990-re-mastered edition)
- YCM Labs (film restoration: color restoration, 1990)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 |
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| Taglines | Where every sound creates a picture See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,280,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $6,047,613, 05 Oct 1990 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $187,924 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The only Walt Disney animated feature film that reaches the two-hour mark. See more » |
| Goofs | The creatures gathered at the dinosaur water hole include animals exclusive to different time periods. Stegosaurs lived only in the Jurassic Period, Ceratopsians only in the Cretaceous, and Dimetrodons only in the Permian. It is possible that this was not yet known in 1940. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Your Host, Donald Duck (1957). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 See more » |
| Crazy Credits | There are no closing credits of any kind. Not even the words "THE END" appear on the screen. See more » |
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[longer introduction to "Night On Bald Mountain" and "Ave Maria"; last spoken lines]
Deems Taylor: The last number on our Fantasia program is a combination of two pieces of music so utterly different in construction and mood that they set each other off perfectly. The first is "A Night On Bald Mountain" by one of Russia's greatest composers, Modest Mussorgsky. The second is Franz Schubert's world-famous "Ave Maria". Musically and dramatically, we have here a picture of the struggle between the profane and the sacred. "Bald Mountain" according to tradition, is the gathering place of Satan and his followers. Here, on Walpurgnisnacht, which is the equivalent of our own Halloween, the creatures of evil gather to worship their master. Under his spell, they dance furiously until the coming of dawn and the sounds of church bells send the infernal army slinking back into their abodes of darkness. And then we hear the "Ave Maria", with its message of the triumph of hope and life over the powers of despair and death. See more » |