The Ugly Duckling (1939 film)
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Directed by | Jack Cutting Clyde Geronimi |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Animation by | Milt Kahl Eric Larson Milt Neil Stan Quackenbush Archie Robin Paul Satterfield Riley Thomson |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Running time | 8 minutes 59 seconds |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Ugly Duckling is an animated film from 1939 by Walt Disney, based on the fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was directed by Jack Cutting and Clyde Geronimi, and released in theaters on April 7, 1939. Music was composed by Albert Hay Malotte, who was uncredited for the film. The animated short was first distributed by RKO Radio Pictures.[1]
An earlier Silly Symphony animated short based on this fairy tale had been produced in black and white in 1931. The 1939 color film won the 1939 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons),[2] and also happened to be the last entry in the Silly Symphony series, even though it was released as a special one-shot cartoon.
In the Andersen tale, a duckling is harassed because of his homeliness. To his delight, he matures into a swan, the most beautiful bird of all, and his troubles are over. In this version, the baby swan's sufferings are shortened, as he is found by his family, after only a few minutes of rejection and ostracism, instead of a whole year. This abbreviated version is read by Lilo to Stitch in the 2002 Disney film Lilo & Stitch. The story has a deep impact on Stitch, who sets out to look for his real family.
Home Video
The Ugly Duckling was released on the Walt Disney Treasures line of Silly Symphonies Vol. 1. It was included in its DVD release in the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.[3]
Plot
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This is a retelling of the Ugly Duckling story of a duckling that is seen as an outcast, but eventually becomes a beautiful swan.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "The Ugly Duckling". www.bcdb.com
- ^ "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "The Ugly Duckling - The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts". www.disneyshorts.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ "The Ugly Duckling - The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts". www.disneyshorts.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
External links
- The Ugly Duckling at The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts
- The Ugly Duckling at IMDb
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- 1939 animated films
- Silly Symphonies
- 1939 films
- American animated films
- Films based on fairy tales
- Films based on works by Hans Christian Andersen
- Animated films about birds
- American films
- Disney animated short films, 1930s
- Films directed by Clyde Geronimi
- Films directed by Jack Cutting
- Films produced by Walt Disney
- Disney film remakes
- Short film remakes
- Disney animated film stubs