Mulan is a 1998 American animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation, directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan as told in the poem The Song of Fa Mu Lan, following a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her elderly father's place in the imperial army against invading Huns, proves herself a capable soldier, and plays a decisive role in defeating the Hun leader Shan Yu. The film was the first Disney animated feature produced primarily at the studio's Florida animation facility, which had previously only assisted on other productions, marking an expansion of Disney's Florida operations into a full production center capable of carrying an entire feature.
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Is Mushu part of the original Mulan legend?
No, the original legend has no dragon; Roy E. Disney suggested Mushu for the film.
No. The original legend has no dragon, and Mulan has no animal companions in it. According to the film's development history, it was Roy E. Disney who suggested the character of Mushu.
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Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical coming-of-age action-adventure film based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation.
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Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical coming-of-age action-adventure film based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation.
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Mulan premiered at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 5, 1998, and was released in the United States on June 19.
Mulan, Description, original language
Mulan is a 1998 American animated film from Walt Disney Feature Animation, directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan as told in the poem The Song of Fa Mu Lan, following a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her elderly father's place in the imperial army against invading Huns, proves herself a capable soldier, and plays a decisive role in defeating the Hun leader Shan Yu.
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Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical coming-of-age action-adventure film based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation.
Created By: Barry Cook, Article lead sentence
The film was directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and produced by Pam Coats, from a screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, and the writing team of Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, and a story by Robert D. San Souci.
Created By: Tony Bancroft, Article lead sentence
The film was directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and produced by Pam Coats, from a screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, and the writing team of Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, and a story by Robert D. San Souci.
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Wikidata P166 (award received): Annie Award for Best Animated Feature.
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