Bambi

Bambi is a 1942 American animated coming-of-age drama film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures, loosely based on Felix Salten's 1923 novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods. It was directed by David D. Hand, and a team of six sequence directors.

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Bambi is a 1942 animated film by Walt Disney that follows a young deer's journey from birth to adulthood, adapted from a 1923 novel by Felix Salten. The film is considered a significant work in animation history, representing Disney's ambitious approach to blending drama with animated storytelling.

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Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

Released: 1942-08-1470 minDir: David HandAnimation, Drama, FamilyBudget: $858,000Box office: $267MPart of: Bambi Collection

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Cast

Donnie Dunagan as Young Bambi (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Behn as Young Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Stan Alexander as Young Flower (voice) (uncredited)
Cammie King as Young Faline (voice) (uncredited)
Will Wright as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Hardie Albright as Adolescent Bambi (voice) (uncredited)

Themes

loss of loved one
cartoon
forest
coming of age
best friend
cartoon rabbit
forest fire
aggressive
fawn
cartoon deer

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Key facts

Film.name: Bambi
Film.image: Walt Disney's Bambi poster.jpg
Film.caption: Theatrical release poster
Film.director: Supervising DirectorDavid D. Hand Sequence Director
Film.story: Perce PearceLarry MoreyGeorge StallingsMelvin ShawCarl FallbergChuck CouchRalph Wright
Film.producer: Walt Disney
Film.music: Frank ChurchillEdward Plumb
Film.studio: Walt Disney Productions
Film.distributor: RKO Radio Pictures
Film.runtime: 70 minutes
Film.country: United States
Film.language: English
Film.budget: $2 million
Film.gross: $267.4 million
Album.name: Bambi
Album.type: Studio album
Album.artist: Edward H. Plumb and Frank Churchill
Album.released: 1942

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 69
FilmAffinity ID: 206403
Official website: d23.com/disney-a-to-z/bambi-film
Image: Bambi 1942 trailer- 00 min 29 s.png

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Commons category: Bambi (1942 film)
publication date: 1942-00-00
capital cost: 1200000
title: Bambi
box office: 267447150
production code: 2002
review score: 7.3/10

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The main characters are Bambi, a white-tailed deer; his parents (the Great Prince of the forest and his unnamed mother); his friends Thumper (a pink-nosed cottontail rabbit) and Flower (a skunk); and his childhood friend and future mate, Faline. In the original book, Bambi was a roe deer, a species native to Europe, but Disney decided to base the character on a mule deer from Arrowhead, California. Illustrator Maurice "Jake" Day convinced Disney that the mule deer had large "mule-like" ears and were more common to western North America, but that the white-tail deer was more recognized throughout the United States. The film received three Academy Award nominations: Best Sound (Sam Slyfield), Best Song (for "Love Is a Song" sung by Donald Novis) and Original Music Score.