Peter and the Wolf

1946 0h 15m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 115

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Synopsis

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Disney's animated adaptation of Prokofiev's masterpiece, in which every character is represented musically by a different instrument. Young Peter decides to go hunting for the wolf that's been prowling around the village. Along the way, he is joined by his friends the bird, the duck and the cat. All the fun comes to end, however, when the wolf makes an appearance. Will Peter and his friends live to tell of their adventures?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sterling Holloway
Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clyde Geronimi
Writers: Sergei Prokofiev, Eric Gurney, Dick Huemer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Edward H. Plumb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0038836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Clyde Geronimi directs. Edward H. Plumb scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Edward H. Plumb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5IMDB entry: tt0038836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Edward H. Plumb
Runtime: 15 min · 0h 15m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Peter and the Wolf (1946)

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2026-01-29
★ 8/10
So often it’s not just the film itself, but the memories it evokes that can make it special. Every time I see this, I recall the 16mm projector we had in the classroom and the tinny (mono) speaker that belted out the Prokofiev score. With each of the main characters assigned their own, and highly appropriate, musical instrument and with only a sparing narration (in some cases from David Bowie) this tells us the story of a young lad who won’t do what he’s told. Maybe his grandfather ought to have shut the gate, so that “Peter” couldn’t sneak out while he was napping, but he didn’t so out into the snow our intrepid lad goes. Armed with his popgun and accompanied by his friends the bird, the duck and the peckish cat, he is on the trail of the menacing wolf. What chance any of them can survive long enough for the hunters to bring their real guns along? This is my favourite Disney animation. It’s perfectly drawn, characterised and the music brings the whole thing to a mischievous life charmingly. If I were only allowed one short film on my Desert Island, this would be it.

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