Fantasia created the mold for blending music and movie magic into an exhilarating movie-going experience. Unforgettable images are brought to life by some of the world's best music - the comedy of Mickey Mouse as a troublemaking sorcerer's apprentice, the beauty of winged fairies and cascading snowflakes, even plump hippos performing ballet in tutus!
Directed by
James Algar (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"); Samuel Armstrong (segments "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and "Nutcracker Suite, The"); Ford Beebe (segment "The Pastoral Symphony"); Norman Ferguson (segment "Dance of the Hours") (as Norm Ferguson); Jim Handley (segment "The Pastoral Symphony"); T. Hee (segment "Dance of the Hours"); Wilfred Jackson (segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria"); Hamilton Luske (segment "The Pastoral Symphony"); Bill Roberts (segment "Rite of Spring"); Paul Satterfield (segment "Rite of Spring"); Ben Sharpsteen (uncredited).
Written by
Lee Blair (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") (story development); Elmer Plummer (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") (story development); Phil Dike (segment "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor") (story development). Please follow the IMDB link for full writing credits.
Starring
Leopold Stokowski (Himself) (Conductor, The Philadelphia Orchestra); Deems Taylor (Narrator) (1940 original) . Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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