Bambi

Bambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand (supervising a team of sequence directors), produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten. The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942, and is the fifth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The main characters are Bambi, a white-tailed deer, his parents (the Great Prince of the forest and his unn... More

Initial release date:

  • Aug 8, 1942

Rating:

G (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 10 min

Produced by:

Also known as:

  • Bambi,
  • Walt Disney's Bambi,
  • Banbi

Film

Directed by

David Hand

David Dodd Hand (January 23, 1900 – October 11, 1986) was an animator and animation filmmaker, best known for his work at Walt Disney Productions. Hand worked...

Walt Disney

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur,...

Norman Wright

Norman Wright is a screenwriter.

James Algar

James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was...

Samuel Armstrong

Samuel Armstrong is a film background artist.

Bill Roberts

Bill Roberts is a film director and an animator.

Tagline:

  • A great love story.

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1942
  • Mar 1, 2005
  • Aug 21, 1942
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 10 min
  • 1 h 7 min
  • 1 h 9 min
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Media

Adapted From

Bambi, A Life in the Woods

Bambi, a Life in the Woods, originally published in Austria as Bambi. Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde, is a 1923 Austrian novel written by Felix Salten and published by Paul Zsolnay Verlag. The novel traces the life of Bambi, a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, the loss of his...

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Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 3
  • 2008

AFI's 10 Top 10 Animation Films of 2008

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