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Released in 1940, it represented Disney's boldest experiment to date, bringing to life his vision of blending animated imagery with classical music. What had begun as a vehicle to enhance Mickey Mouse's career blossomed into a full-blown feature that remains unique in the history of animation.
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Critics Consensus

A landmark in animation (and a huge influence on the medium of music video), Disney's Fantasia is a relentlessly inventive blend of the classics with phantasmagorical images.

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Guardian Staff Guardian 07/17/2020
Disney's abstractions are no more imaginative than Fischinger's or Len Lye's, though he can be wittier than they. Go to Full Review
SMH Staff Sydney Morning Herald 05/02/2020
The film will be as controversial as is all new art conception. But its entertainment value is Immense and unquestionable. Go to Full Review
Edwin Schallert Los Angeles Times 01/18/2013
The words most used to describe "Fantasia," besides the conventional "beautiful" and "wonderful" were "path-breaking" and "courageous." The phrase "courageous beyond belief" would be even more accurate. Go to Full Review
John Stark Mac the Movie Guy Aug 10
70/100
Walt wanted Fantasia to be a living film, that evolved constantly over time. In the end, it became known for, as most Walt Disney projects did, a mouse named Mickey. Go to Full Review
Philip French Observer (UK) 01/22/2025
What chiefly comes over today is the sheer prodigal inventiveness, high spirits, wit and fluidity of the graphic work. Go to Full Review
Brendan Cassidy InSession Film 06/18/2024
Fantasia is, in a word, fascinating. An animated symphony of colors and movement, the film flows more like an experiment than an actual film. Go to Full Review
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thiago S @Thiagostone 2d Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Matteo Q @Matteo59 4d Un capolavoro ma la durata è eccessiva See more Ben W @Username618 5d Basically, and I don't always intend to be unhelpful, if I go to a concert, then even though I do feel, how looking at the person talking to you is important as a point of manners, I don't need to watch the pistons of a train moving, as I travel: or the bow strings. This does raise the question, of what a symphony does, and I find it helpful to have something to watch, rather than merely listen- but that's me. You may feel that ,, as well as brilliant animations, there is a family with a not terribly advanced sense of humour that you must tolerate, in order to have the music- the pantheon mickey mouse etc. See more Pat S @RT46200916 Jan 13 Though truly an animation and musical masterpiece in it of itself, Fantasia utterly fails to capture the charisma and magic of more early, narrative-driven titles (Snow White, Pinocchio) with its boring, Mozart-musical-heavy segments. The film is an example of a hit-and-miss animation novelty that fails to captivate those who are not fans of 1920a and 30s classical music. See more Sarah S. @Braxton188 Dec 2 Wooden narrator spoils every animated segment before it happens. See more Jake D. @theDonkeyLegacy13 Nov 3 Beautiful. Shows what animation can be. Disney’s true masterpiece. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Released in 1940, it represented Disney's boldest experiment to date, bringing to life his vision of blending animated imagery with classical music. What had begun as a vehicle to enhance Mickey Mouse's career blossomed into a full-blown feature that remains unique in the history of animation.
Director
James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe, Norman Ferguson, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield
Producer
Walt Disney
Screenwriter
Joe Grant, Dick Huemer, Lee Blair, Elmer Plummer, Phil Dike, Sylvia Moberly-Holland, Norman Wright
Distributor
Walt Disney
Production Co
Walt Disney Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 13, 1940, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 1990
Release Date (Streaming)
May 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$24.8M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Surround, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Fantasound, Dolby Stereo, Mono
Aspect Ratio
Academy (1.33:1)