For the first time ever, FANTASIA is available on DVD in a special uncut edition! Restored and remastered, this special 60th anniversary DVD truly captures Walt Disney's unique inspiration -- complete with the intermission and narration -- which have not been included in the film since its original theatrical release! FANSTASIA created the mold for blending music and movie magic into an exhilarating moviegoing experience. Unforgettable images are brought to life by some of the world's best music -- the comedy of Mickey Mouse as a troublemaking sorcerer's apprentice, the beauty of winged fairies and cascading snowflakes, even plump hippos performing ballet in tutus! With this special edition DVD, you are invited on a behind-the-scenes look at FANTASIA. Included are audio interviews with Walt Disney spanning three decades, most of which have never been heard, as well as insightful commentaries by Roy E. Disney and others whose talents have contributed to the FANTASIA legacy. Never before has this masterpiece looked and sounded better than in this 60th Anniversary Edition DVD. Enjoy the history, the sounds, and sheer excitement that is FANTASIA!
Cast
Deems Taylor
Narrator
Leopold Stokowski
Conductor
Hugh Douglas
Narrator
Julietta Novis
Soloist
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse
Additional Details
Directed By: James Algar; Samuel Armstrong; Ford Beebe; Norman Ferguson; Jim Handley; T. Hee; Bill Roberts; Paul Satterfield; Hamilton Luske; Wilfred Jackson Original Release Date:11/14/00 Written By: Dick Huemer; Joe Grant Studio: Walt Disney Home Video Approximate Run Time: 125 MINUTES MPAA: G.
Facts
About This Film
Actor Bela Lugosi, famous for playing Dracula, served as the live-action model for the villain Chernabog. The villain is based on Ukrainian folklore in which Chornibok means the black arts.
Dopey from SNOW WHITE was originally slated to be the Sorcerer's Apprentice, but Walt insisted that Mickey get the role.
