For more videos related to this film, check out this curated playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQnigF_xmZFMgSpVgBmVFltcUZ2w6mfi Bambi (70 min) Synopsis: Deep in the forest, the new prince, Bambi, is born. Through the changing of the seasons – the drip drip drop of a “Little April Shower,” the colors of summer and autumn, and the snows of winter, the young fawn delights in exploring the wonders of the woodlands. Along the way he meets Friend Owl, Thumper the rabbit, Flower the skunk and the lovely fawn, Faline. But when man enters the forest, Bambi’s idyllic world is shattered and he must go with his father, the Great Prince of the Forest. The following spring, Bambi is now a young buck, and wins the right to become Faline’s mate in a dramatic duel with another buck. They begin their life together, but when man enters the forest again, Bambi must fight to protect his world from the growing danger man brings. As the seasons pass, Bambi takes his place as the new Great Prince of the Forest and discovers that “Love is a Song that Never Ends.” Cast: Bobby Stewart/Donnie Dunagan/Hardy Albright/John Sutherland (Bambi), Paula Winslowe (Bambi’s mother), Cammie King/Ann Gillis (Faline), Fred Shields (Great Prince of the Forest), Bill Wright (Friend Owl), Stanley Alexander/Sterling Holloway/Tim Davis (Flower), Peter Behn/Tim Davis (Thumper). Songs: “Love is a Song,” “Little April Showers,” “Let’s Sing a Gay Little Spring Song,” “Looking For Romance,” The supervising director was David Hand. World premiere in London on August 9, 1942; released in the U.S. on August 13, 1942. US Theatrical Reissues: December 25, 1947; July 3, 1957; March 25, 1966; June 20, 1975; June 4, 1982; and July 15, 1988. US Home Media Releases: September 28, 1989 (VHS/LD); February 4, 1997 (VHS/LD); March 1, 2005 (DVD/VHS); March 1, 2011 (BR); April 19, 2011 (DVD); June 6, 2017 (BR/DVD); Trivia: • Frames: 100,800 • Based on the book by Felix Salten. • In striving for realism, the artists heard lectures from animal experts, made field trips to the Los Angeles Zoo, watched specially filmed nature footage shot in the forests of Maine, and even studied the movements of two fawns that were donated to the Studio. • The fawns (baby deer), donated to the Disney Studio for the animators to study, soon became too tame. Walt then sent two cameramen to Maine to provide footage of deer in the wild. • The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Best Song (“Love Is a Song”), and Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.