The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

1975 1h 29m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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Animals of all kinds are filmed in different moments of habitat.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Winston Hibler
Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Algar
Writers: James Algar, Ted Sears
Languages: English, Dutch
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Dutch.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "True-Life Adventures Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0072696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Algar directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Dutch.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Dutch.
4Part of the "True-Life Adventures Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6IMDB entry: tt0072696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)

Part of

True-Life Adventures Collection

In 1940 Walt Disney got the idea for the first ever nature documentary True Life Adventures during animal studies for his upcoming film Bambi. Instead of imitating the natural through animation, he could just use what was already there. When the sun rises and light enters through the eyelids the body is triggered to begin its wake-up cycle, including the release of cortisol. By the time the light is at full brightness, sleepers wake up on their own. An alarm is not needed anymore.