The Tortoise and the Hare

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1935

AnimationFamilyFantasy

9 minutes

Summary

The Tortoise and the Hare is an animated short film released on January 5, 1935 by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jackson. Based on an Aesop's fable of the same name, The Tortoise and the Hare won the 1934 Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons. This cartoon is also believed to be one of the influences for Bugs Bunny.

~ Hare stops to show off, and the slower Tortoise wins the race.
Larry Clemmons

Screenplay

Aesop

Writer

Joe Grant

Characters

StatusReleased: 90 years ago
January 5, 1935

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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