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Ferdinand the Bull

  • 1938
  • Approved
  • 8m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
4.3K
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Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
Hand-Drawn AnimationAnimationComedyFamilyShort

Ferdinand is a quiet, gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. After he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight.Ferdinand is a quiet, gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. After he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight.Ferdinand is a quiet, gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. After he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight.

  • Director
    • Dick Rickard
  • Writers
    • Robert Lawson
    • Munro Leaf
    • Vernon Stallings
  • Stars
    • Don Wilson
    • Walt Disney
    • Milt Kahl
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    4.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dick Rickard
    • Writers
      • Robert Lawson
      • Munro Leaf
      • Vernon Stallings
    • Stars
      • Don Wilson
      • Walt Disney
      • Milt Kahl
    • 20User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins total

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    Top Cast3

    Don Wilson
    Don Wilson
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Walt Disney
    Walt Disney
    • Ferdinand's Mother
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Milt Kahl
    Milt Kahl
    • Ferdinand
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Dick Rickard
    • Writers
      • Robert Lawson
      • Munro Leaf
      • Vernon Stallings
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews20

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    Animation
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    Comedy
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This was the only Oscar winner for Best Short Subject (Cartoon) from the 1930s that was not a Silly Symphony.
    • Quotes
      • Matador: Whassa matta with you, you crazy bull? Fight!
    • Connections
      Edited into For Whom the Bulls Toil (1953)
    • Soundtracks
      Ferdinand The Bull
      Written by Larry Morey and Albert Hay Malotte

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 25, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Story of Ferdinand
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 8m
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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