Fantasia

Fantasia

1940 · 2 hr 4 min · G

Animation, Family, Fantasy

Directors

James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr.

Actors

  • Leopold Stokowski
  • Deems Taylor
  • The Philadelphia Orchestra

Credits: 2

Summary

A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.

More about this movie

Disney animators set pictures to Western classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" features Mickey Mouse as an aspiring magician who oversteps his limits. "The Rite of Spring" tells the story of evolution, from single-celled animals to the death of the dinosaurs. "Dance of the Hours" is a comic ballet performed by ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators. "Night on Bald Mountain" and "Ave Maria" set the forces of darkness and light against each other as a devilish revel is interrupted by the coming of a new day.

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