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The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)

Film · 1935 · 9 min · NR · Animation · Family · Fantasy

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

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.

Directed by Wilfred Jackson

Starring Eddie Holden, Ned Norton, Pinto Colvig, Marcellite Garner, Dorothy Compton, Beatrice Hagen, Mary Moder

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In cinemas5 January 1935
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First release anywhere5 January 1935

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