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Bambi

Name: Bambi
Director: David Hand
Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Released: 1942
Duration: 1 h 9 min
Cast: Bobby Stewart, Hardie Albright, Peter Behn, Stan Alexander, Cammie King

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Animation
Family

1942
David Hand
69 mins
U

Summary

Disney's classic animated tale. A young deer grows up in the woods where he befriends lots of other animals, including Thumper the rabbit. When tragedy strikes, Bambi must learn some life lessons fast if he is going to live up to his inherited title of "Prince of the Forest".

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Andrew Collins

The classic status of this Disney landmark is merely buffed up by time, as successive generations discover its peerless mix of ecological message and anthropomorphic fun. Adapted from Felix Salten's book, it traces the formative seasons of a deer - imbued with human characteristics, as are his companions Flower, the shy skunk, and Thumper, the exuberant rabbit - who must learn the lessons of life and love in the forest. The death of his mother at the hands of a hunter ("Man" personified) remains one of cinema's most memorable, though it isn't actually shown. Disney's original "circle of life" movie, Bambi still has plenty to tell children and strikes a deft artistic balance between naturalism and cartoonery.

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7.3/10