Ferdinand the Bull

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Ferdinand the Bull is a classic 1938 Disney animated short film, based on the children's book "The Story of Ferdinand," about a gentle bull who prefers smelling flowers to fighting in bullfights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Disney animated short
animated short film
academyAwardCategory Best Short Subject (Cartoons)
academyAwardCeremony 11th Academy Awards NERFINISHED
adaptationOf The Story of Ferdinand (1936 book) NERFINISHED
animationStudio Walt Disney Studio NERFINISHED
animationType traditional hand-drawn animation
associatedCompany The Walt Disney Company NERFINISHED
award Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons) NERFINISHED
awardYear 1939
basedOn The Story of Ferdinand NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Munro Leaf NERFINISHED
basedOnIllustrator Robert Lawson NERFINISHED
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Dick Rickard NERFINISHED
distributor RKO Radio Pictures
era Golden Age of American animation NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Ferdinand NERFINISHED
featuresCharacterType bull
genre animated comedy
children's film
hasFlowerMotif yes
hasFormat theatrical short
includesBullfightScene yes
languageOfNarration English
mainCharacterTrait gentle
peaceful
medium animated film
musicBy Albert Hay Malotte NERFINISHED
narrator Don Wilson NERFINISHED
notableFor portrayal of a gentle bull who refuses to fight
notablePlotElement Ferdinand prefers smelling flowers to fighting NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Walt Disney animated shorts NERFINISHED
producer Walt Disney NERFINISHED
productionCompany Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1938-11-25
releaseYear 1938
runtimeMinutes 8
setting Spain NERFINISHED
sourceMaterialType children's book
targetAudience children
theme individuality
nonviolence
pacifism
title Ferdinand the Bull NERFINISHED

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