Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
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- Approved
- 8min
- Animation, Short
- 25 Nov 1938 (USA)
- Short
Ferdinand is a quiet, gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. After he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight.
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- Won 1 Oscar.
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Cast
| Don Wilson | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Walt Disney | ... |
Ferdinand's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
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| Milt Kahl | ... |
Ferdinand (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Dick Rickard | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Robert Lawson | ... | (story) |
| Munro Leaf | ... | (based on a book by) |
| Vernon Stallings | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Albert Hay Malotte | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Ken Anderson | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| David Hand | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ford Beebe Jr. | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Ken Anderson | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Samuel Armstrong | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Art Babbitt | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jack Bradbury | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jack Campbell | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Marc Davis | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Phil Dike | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Bernard Garbutt | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ferdinand Horvath | ... | character designer (uncredited) |
| Ollie Johnston | ... | supervising animator (uncredited) |
| Milt Kahl | ... | animator (uncredited) / supervising animator (uncredited) |
| Ward Kimball | ... | animation director (uncredited) / animator (uncredited) |
| Don Lusk | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hamilton Luske | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Mique Nelson | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Maurice Noble | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Thor Putnam | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Stan Quackenbush | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Reitherman | ... | supervising animator (uncredited) |
| Robert Stokes | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Frank Thomas | ... | supervising animator (uncredited) |
| Ruth Tompson | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Walt Disney | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Kinografen (1939) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Distribution Company (1953) (World-wide) (theatrical) (re-release)
- 20th Television (2017) (World-wide) (tv)
- Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS) (on "Willie")
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Little Ferdinand would much rather smell the flowers than butt heads with the other cows. When the men come to choose the bull for the fight, Ferdinand accidentally sits on a bumblebee. The men see him dash around madly, so they pick Ferdinand. Comes the bullfight, and all Ferdinand cares about is the bouquet of flowers a woman tossed to the matador.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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| Taglines | Ferdinand only wants to stop and smell the flowers. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was the only Oscar winner for Best Short Subject (Cartoon) from the 1930s that was not a Silly Symphony. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into For Whom the Bulls Toil (1953). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Ferdinand The Bull See more » |
| Quotes |
Matador:
Whassa matta with you, you crazy bull? Fight! See more » |