Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Fantasia was first released as a theatrical roadshow that was held in 13 cities across the U.S. between 1940 and 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures; the first began at the Broadway Theatre in New York City on November 13, 1940.

  2. Fantasia is a 1940 American animated film, produced by Walt Disney Productions and given a wide release by RKO Radio Pictures. With story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer and production supervision by Ben Sharpsteen, it is the third feature in the Disney Animated Canon.

  3. With Deems Taylor, Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Corey Burton. A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.

    • (104K)
    • Animation, Family, Fantasy
    • James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr.
    • 1941-09-19
  4. Release Date: July 21, 1941. Genre: Animation, Classics, Family, Musical. Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

    • Norman Ferguson
    • Walt Disney, Deems Taylor, Leopold Stokowski
    • Leopold Stokowski became involved in the film after a chance meeting with Walt. In 1937, Walt Disney began developing plans to set an animated short to composer Paul Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," which helped plant the idea for what would become "Fantasia."
    • Salvador Dalí was originally going to be involved in Fantasia. A collaboration between surrealist artist Salvador Dalí and Walt Disney seems unlikely. However, the two creatives were drawn to each other and became great friends.
    • It is the longest Disney animated feature. These days, it isn't uncommon for big-screen blockbusters to push a three-hour runtime. Animation, meanwhile, remains fairly consistent in terms of film length, usually sitting around the 90 to 100-minute mark.
    • A controversial character depiction was removed from Fantasia. There is no shortage of controversial scenes in Disney's back catalog. Variety reports that this prompted them to add stronger content warnings ahead of some of their films on Disney+.
  5. People also ask

  6. Fantasia (1940) G 11/13/1940 (US) Animation , Family , Fantasy 2h 4m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. The most sensational sound you'll ever see! Overview. Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound!

  7. Released in 1940, represented Disney's boldest experiment to date. Bringing to life his vision of blending animated imagery with classical music.

    • (59)
    • Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
    • G