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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Animated Feature Films

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 stop-motion animated film directed by Wes Anderson, adapted from Roald Dahl's children's novel of the same name, following a fox who returns to stealing from three farmers despite his family's wishes for a quieter life. The production applied Anderson's distinctive, meticulously composed visual style, developed in his live-action work, to stop-motion animation, using felt-covered puppets and deliberately handmade textures rather than pursuing photorealism. Fantastic Mr. Fox received widespread critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature, and it is widely regarded as a landmark demonstration of stop-motion animation carrying a strong individual directorial style.

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Classification
Original Language
English 1
Award
Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film 1
Release Year
2009 1
CountrySourced to the subject's own account
United Kingdom and United States 2
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1. Wikidata: Fantastic Mr. Fox
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2. Fantastic Mr. Fox (film) (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead sentence, Wikipedia article
    Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 adventure comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, who co-wrote it with Noah Baumbach, based on the 1970 novel by Roald Dahl.
  • Body text, development paragraph
    Work on Fantastic Mr. Fox was moved to 20th Century Fox, where production began in 2007 on Stage C of 3 Mills Studios in London.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wikidata)
Wikidata P166: Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film
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Wikidata P166 (award received): Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film.
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