Ferdinand the Bull
“Ferdinand only wants to stop and smell the flowers.”
Synopsis
This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand
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Principal cast & crew: 34
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Shot by Dick GrillsScored by Albert Hay Malotte
Box Office
1938 · Box office
Produced on a $66K budget
Production budget
$66K
Also known as
- Ferdinand, der Stierde
- Ferdinando el Toroes
- Ferdinand le taureaufr
- Ferdinando il toroit
- (premiere title)O Touro Ferdinando
- (Alternative Title)Tyren Ferdinand
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesNov 25, 1938
- BrazilAug 11, 1939
- South AfricaAug 23, 1939
- SwedenDec 8, 1939
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Cast & Crew
34 unique people credited
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Directors
1Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
30Art Babbitt
animator (uncredited)
Bernard Garbutt
animator (uncredited)
Don Lusk
animator
Eric Larson
animator
Hamilton Luske
animator
Jack Bradbury
animator (uncredited)
Jack Campbell
animator (uncredited)
Milt Kahl
animator, supervising animator, animator / supervising animator
Robert Stokes
animator
Stan Quackenbush
animator
Ward Kimball
animator
Ken Anderson
Art Director, layout artist (uncredited)
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