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Writers:
Joe Grant (story) &
Dick Huemer (story) ...
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Release Date:
6 January 1942 (USA) See more »
Tagline:
Walt Disney's Technicolor FEATURE triumph See more »
Plot:
A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Awards:
5 wins & 1 nomination See more »
User Reviews:
Fantasia! See more (126 total) »

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Leopold Stokowski ... Himself - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Deems Taylor ... Narrative Introductions
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julietta Novis ... Soloist in 'Ave Maria' (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Walt Disney's Fantasia" - USA (poster title)
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Runtime:
USA:124 min (restored roadshow version) | USA:125 min (original release) | USA:80 min (cut version) | USA:118 min (VHS version)
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Color:
Color (Multiplane Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (1956 re-release) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints) (re-release) | Fantasound (original release) | Mono (1941 roadshow screenings) | Mono (1947 re-release) | Mono (RCA Sound Recording) (original release) | Dolby (as Dolby Stereo) (1990 restoration)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The demon in "Night on Bald Mountain" is named Chernobog, after the god of evil in Slavonic mythology. See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the full-length introduction to the "Nutcracker Suite", heard only in the roadshow version of "Fantasia", Deems Taylor states that this music is from a longer ballet called "The Nutcracker" and that "nobody performs it anymore". It had not been performed in the U.S. yet in 1940, but in both Russia and England it had been staged in 1934. See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: How do you do? 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...
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Referenced in South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) See more »
Soundtrack:
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15 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
Fantasia!, 24 June 2005
Author: Movie Nuttball from U.S.A.

This is one of the most fantastic animated features of all time in My opinion! Being a huge fan of movie music scores and classical music this is such an extraordinary movie to watch and enjoy. My favorite pieces in the film is the Nutcracker Suite, Rite of Spring, and Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria. These are three of the greatest pieces of music ever written in My opinion! The animation is crisp, clean, and clear! In fact, this animation is arguably better then today and there hasn't been any animation like the Night on Bald Mountain since in my opinion! Disney did a fabulous achievement here! So if you love Disney, the new fantasia 2000 animated feature, animated films in general, movie scores, and classical music then I strongly recommend that you head over to Amazon.com today and purchase this great animated movie today!

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