Fantasia

If Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was not enough to convince you that animation can be art, Fantasia will. The film was unlike any form of animation ever made, with a focus on abstract sequences and classical music. The film is an experience unlike any other and a cinematic marvel to behold.

Production

Directed by Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen, David D. Hand, Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, Ford Beebe, T. Hee, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson

Produced by Walt Disney, Ben Sharpsteen

Story by Joe Grant, Dick Huemer

Starring Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor

Narrated by Deems Taylor

Music by Johan Sebastian Bach, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Paul Dukas, Igor Stravinsky, Igor Stravinsky, Ludwig van Beethoven, Amilcare Ponchielli, Modest Mussorgsky

Cinematography by James Wong Howe

Production company: Walt Disney Productions

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures

Release date: November 13, 1940

Running time: 126 minutes

Country: United States

Language: English

Budget: $2.28 million

Box office: $76.4–$83.3 million