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Also known as Three Caballeros

1944 live-action/animated film by Walt Disney

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The Three Caballeros is a 1944 American animated musical, fantasy, and family film produced by Walt Disney and The Walt Disney Company. It was directed by Norm Ferguson, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, and Bill Roberts, with screenwriting by William Cottrell, Bill Peet, Homer Brightman, and Ted Sears. The film features voice performances by Clarence Nash, Sterling Holloway, Aloísio de Oliveira, and Frank Graham. Its narrative is set in South America, and it was distributed by RKO Pictures and Disney+.

The film has a runtime of 71 minutes and was released on December 21, 1944. It received an IMDb rating of 6.2 based on 17,189 votes and a TMDb vote average of 6.277 from 768 votes. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound. Its composers include Manuel Esperón, Ary Barroso, Agustín Lara, and Dorival Caymmi, while the art directors were Mary Blair, Ken Anderson, and Richard Irvine.

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Film · TMDB

6.3

For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild adventures through Mexico and South America.

Released: 1944-12-2171 minDir: Norman FergusonAnimation, Family, MusicBox office: $6.7MPart of: Caballeros Collection

Cast

  • Clarence Nash as Donald Duck (voice)
  • Sterling Holloway as Professor Holloway (voice)
  • Joaquin Garay as Panchito (voice)
  • Zé Carioca as José Carioca (voice)
  • Aurora Miranda as Brazilian Girl
  • Carmen Molina as Mexican Girl

Themes

  • mexico
  • parrot
  • salvador de bahia, brazil
  • travel
  • south-of-the-border
  • rooster
  • south america
  • pinata
  • cartoon duck
  • live action and animation

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Ratings

IMDb

6.2/10

17,189 votes

Year
1944
Runtime
71 min
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family

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Official website

Three Caballeros, The (film) - D23

The Three Caballeros - Four short films on Latin America, in a story about Donald Duck receiving birthday gifts from his Latin American amigos.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Harold Young
Producer
Walt Disney
Production company
The Walt Disney Company
Cinematographer
Ray Rennahan
Narrative location
South America
Duration
70
FilmAffinity ID
998094
Lyrics by
Ray Gilbert
Significant event
première
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Commons category
The Three Caballeros
publication date
1944-12-21
title
The Three Caballeros
distributed by
Disney+
art director
Richard Irvine
characters
José Carioca
storyboard artist
Homer Brightman
number of parts of this work
7
narrator
Frank Graham
fabrication method
traditional animation
aspect ratio (W:H)
Academy ratio
review score
85/100
production code
2016
form of creative work
anthology film
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Encyclopedic overview

The Three Caballeros is a 1944 American live-action/animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film premiered in Mexico City on December 21, 1944, and was released in the United States on February 3, 1945. It was later released in the United Kingdom in March 1945.

The film celebrates the tenth anniversary of Donald Duck and follows his journey through Latin America, combining live-action with traditional animation. It is the second of the six package films released by Walt Disney Productions during the 1940s, following Saludos Amigos (1942), and is one of the earliest feature films to blend live-action and animation.

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