Song of the South
Song of the South is a movie produced by Walt Disney. It was released on November 12, 1946, by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the Uncle Remus stories written by Joel Chandler Harris.[1]
| Song of the South | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harve Foster (live action) Wilfred Jackson (animation) |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Written by | Dalton S. Reymond Morton Grant Maurice Rapf Bill Peet Ralph Wright George Stallings Joel Chandler Harris (original stories) |
| Starring | James Baskett Bobby Driscoll Luana Patten Glenn Leedy Ruth Warrick Lucile Watson Hattie McDaniel Johnny Lee (voice) Nick Stewart (voice) |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith (score), Edward Plumb (orchestration) |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | William M. Morgan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
Release date | November 12, 1946 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US $2,125,000[1] |
| Box office | US $65,000,000[2] |
Song of the South has never been fully released on home video in the USA[3] because of content which some people could see as racism towards black people and is thus subject to rumors. However, a song from the movie, Zip a Dee Doo Dah, is very popular, and there is a ride based on the movie at various Disney theme parks, though it was recently announced that it will be changed to a ride based on The Princess and the Frog as a result of the George Floyd protests. The movie also got a limited home video release in Asia, Europe, and South America.
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The film premiered at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in 1946.
The theme park ride Splash Mountain in Tokyo Disneyland is based on Song of the South.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Solomon, Charles (1989), p. 186. Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation. ISBN 0-394-54684-9. Alfred A. Knopf. Accessed February 16, 2008.
- ↑ Gabler, Neal (2006-10-31). Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination. Knopf. pp. 432–9, 456, 463, 486, 511, 599. ISBN 067943822X.
- ↑ "Disney (Song of the South)". Urban Legends Reference Pages. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
