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Bambi

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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 film directed by David Hand and produced in the United States of America. The story follows a young forest prince as he learns about life, love, and friends through the changing seasons. The movie was released on August 14, 1942, with additional release dates including August 21, 1942, October 4, 1943, and December 19, 1950. It is categorized under "Bambi (1942 film)" and has an official website at d23.com.

The production involved a budget of 858,000 and a capital cost of 1,200,000. The film has a runtime of 69 or 70 minutes and generated revenue of 267,447,150. Critical reception includes a review score of 91%, an average rating of 8.3 out of 10, a score of 91 out of 100, and a 7.3 out of 10 rating. Audience data shows a vote average of 7 from 6,029 votes. The work is referenced by 820 other encyclopedia articles.

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Film · TMDB

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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
▶ Watch trailerStream on: Disney Plus

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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  • Plot
  • Voice cast
  • Production
  • Development
  • Writing
  • Animation
  • Music
  • Release
  • Original theatrical run
  • Re-releases
  • Home media
  • Localization
  • Reception
  • Critical response
  • Accolades
  • Legacy
  • Media and merchandise
  • Comic adaptation
  • Follow-up
  • Proposed CGI remake
  • Copyright
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

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.

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.

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