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List of animated feature films before 1940

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A list of animated feature films released prior to 1940.

Title Country Director Studio Animation technique Notes Release Date
1917
The Apostle
El Apóstol
Argentina Quirino Cristiani Traditional/Cutout The first animated feature ever made, and in Argentina, but it is considered a lost film. November 9, 1917 (1917-11-09)
1918
Without a Trace
Sin dejar rastros
Argentina Quirino Cristiani Traditional/Cutout lost film 1918 (1918)
La República de Jauja
Argentina Andrés Ducaud Traditional/Cutout Lost film March 8, 1918
1926
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
Germany Lotte Reiniger Silhouette The oldest surviving animated feature. February 1926 (1926-02)
1931
Peludo City
Peludópolis
Argentina Quirino Cristiani Traditional/Cutout lost film and the first animated feature film with sound September 18, 1931 (1931-09-18)
1935
The New Gulliver
Новый Гулливер
Soviet Union Aleksandr Ptushko Mosfilm Stop motion/Live action Combines live-action with animation, and the first animated feature film to be made in the Soviet Union. March 25, 1935 (1935-03-25)
1937
The Tale of the Fox
Le Roman de Renard
France Ladislas Starevich Stop motion Although completed in 1930, it remained unreleased for years because of problems with the original French soundtrack. It premiered in Berlin in 1937 with a German soundtrack, and was released with a new French soundtrack in April 1941. April 10, 1937 (1937-04-10)
Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons United States Burt Gillett
Wilfred Jackson
David Hand
Traditional Package film May 19, 1937 (1937-05-19)
The Seven Ravens
Die sieben Raben
Nazi Germany Ferdinand Diehl
Hermann Diehl
Stop motion December 2, 1937 (1937-12-02)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs United States David Hand
William Cottrell
Wilfred Jackson
Larry Morey
Perce Pearce
Ben Sharpsteen
Walt Disney Productions Traditional The first animated feature film to be presented in Technicolor. Won a special Academy Award for the first animated feature. December 21, 1937 (1937-12-21)
1939
Gulliver's Travels United States Dave Fleischer Fleischer Studios Traditional The first American Technicolor animated feature film to not be made by Disney. Also first Technicolor animated feature film made in World War II December 22, 1939 (1939-12-22)