The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures is an American compilation documentary film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by James Algar and released by Buena Vista Distribution on October 8, 1975. The film is composed of highlights from the Academy Award winning True-Life Adventures series of 13 feature length and short subject nature documentary films produced between 1948 and 1960.

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
Directed byJames Algar
Written byJames Algar
Winston Hibler
Ted Sears
Produced byBen Sharpsteen
James Algar
Narrated byWinston Hibler
CinematographyAlfred G. Milotte
Elma Milotte
N. Paul Kenworthy
Robert H. Crandall
Hugh A. Wilmar
James R. Simon
Herb and Lois Crisler
Tom McHugh
Jack C. Couffer
Edited byNorman Palmer
Lloyd L. Richardson
Anthony Gerard
Gregg McLaughlin
Gordon Brenner
Music byPaul Smith
Oliver Wallace
Buddy Baker
Production
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Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • October 8, 1975 (1975-10-08)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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The film opens with a salute to Walt Disney, a pioneer of nature films and animal lover, followed by a compilation of excerpted segments from the True-Life Adventures film series showcasing animals of all kinds depicted in dramatic, fascinating moments of habitats from the American prairie to the North American desert, to Africa, the Amazon jungle and to the Arctic.[1]

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Home media

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The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures was released only on VHS in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. To date, it has never been released on any physical format in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The film is available as a digital download on Amazon Video,[2] YouTube,[3] Disney Movies Anywhere[4] and iTunes.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2016). "The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. ^ The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures at Amazon Video
  3. ^ The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures on YouTube (Disney Movies on Demand)
  4. ^ The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures at Disney Movies Anywhere
  5. ^ The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures on iTunes
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