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Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
Bambi (1942) is a animation, drama and family film directed by David Hand, released on August 14, 1942 with a runtime of 1h 10m. It stars Donnie Dunagan, Peter Behn, Stan Alexander and Cammie King. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 6,125 ratings.
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Behind the Scenes
Donnie Dunagan
as Young Bambi (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Behn
as Young Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Stan Alexander
as Young Flower (voice) (uncredited)
Cammie King
as Young Faline (voice) (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Hardie Albright
as Adolescent Bambi (voice) (uncredited)
Ann Gillis
as Adolescent Faline (voice) (uncredited)
Tim Davis
as Adolescent Thumper / Adolescent Flower (voice) (uncredited)
Sam Edwards
as Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
as Adult Flower (voice) (uncredited)
Otis Harlan
as Mr. Mole (voice) (uncredited)
Thelma Boardman
as Girl Bunny / Quail Mother / Female Pheasant (voice) (uncredited)
Directed by David Hand, written by Carl Fallberg, Mel Shaw and Ralph Wright, produced by Walt Disney.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 6,125 ratings.
The scenery in _Bambi_ is honestly so beautiful. If you were to compare it to the animation I grew up with in the 90s, or even the animation of today, it doesn't just hold up, Bambi's nature scenes actually **outclass** them. Positively gorgeous. But in that spirit of honesty, _Bambi_ is a really boring movie. I think the one and only time I've seen it before I was around 5 or so, that'd be more than two decades…
Reviewed on June 20, 2020
Looking back at this film as it was filmed in 1942 by nine freaking directors man... one supervising director David Hand and the rest sequence directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright, Arthur Davis and Clyde Geronimi. One thing I’d never known before that I learned is that Bambi the film was based on an actual book from 1923 called Bambi, A Life In The…
Reviewed on February 16, 2021
"Bambi" is born into an idyllic forest life - his father is the bull stag; his mother an adoring hind and he quickly befriends all the other animals in his gloriously technicolour world. He learns to walk, to talk, even to ice-skate with the help of his bunny pal "Thumper" and he encounters the joys and perils of the seasons from sunny summers to freezing winters too. All is perfect until human beings take an hand…
Reviewed on March 27, 2022
Good for Children and sad too. I personally don't like the movie. I think it's boring and always makes me fal asleep.
Reviewed on April 25, 2023
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Bambi (1942) is available to stream on Disney Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Bambi (1942) includes Donnie Dunagan, Peter Behn, Stan Alexander, Cammie King and Will Wright. The film was directed by David Hand. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bambi was released on August 14, 1942 and runs for 1h 10m.
Bambi (1942) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 6,125 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy animation, drama and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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