Fantasia

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Theatrical Release Date:

01/06/1940

DVD Release Date:

11/14/2000

Run Time:

116min.

Director(s):

James Algar , Samuel Armstrong

Distributor(s):

Walt Disney Pictures

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Animation,Family,Fantasy,Musicals

Plot: Fantasia, Walt Disney's animated masterpiece of the 1940s, grew from a short-subject cartoon picturization of the Paul Dukas musical piece The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Read More

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