Dumbo is a 1941 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures, supervised by director Ben Sharpsteen with several sequence directors working under him. The film follows a young circus elephant mocked for his oversized ears, who discovers with the help of a mouse named Timothy that his ears let him fly, and rises from an outcast to a celebrated performer. Made on a modest budget during the difficulties of the Second World War, Dumbo proved a financial success and was praised for its animation and storytelling, and in 2017 the Library of Congress selected it for the National Film Registry as culturally, historically and aesthetically significant, though some of its supporting crow characters have since drawn criticism for racial stereotyping.
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Original Language AwardAcademy Award for Best Original Musical Score 2 Release Year FAQs
Is Dumbo on the National Film Registry?
Yes. It was added in 2017.
Yes. Dumbo was among the 25 films named to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2017, alongside titles such as Titanic.
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Dumbo is a 1941 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
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Dumbo is a 1941 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Dumbo, Description, original language
Dumbo is a 1941 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures, supervised by director Ben Sharpsteen with several sequence directors working under him.
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Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score.
Wikidata P166: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
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Dumbo is a 1941 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Created By: Ben Sharpsteen, Infobox: director
Supervising director * Ben Sharpsteen Sequence directors * Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson Bill Roberts Jack Kinney Samuel Armstrong
Created By: Norm Ferguson, Infobox: director
Supervising director * Ben Sharpsteen Sequence directors * Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson Bill Roberts Jack Kinney Samuel Armstrong
Created By: Jack Kinney, Infobox: director
Supervising director * Ben Sharpsteen Sequence directors * Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson Bill Roberts Jack Kinney Samuel Armstrong
Created By: Wilfred Jackson, Infobox: director
Supervising director * Ben Sharpsteen Sequence directors * Norm Ferguson (animator), Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson Bill Roberts Jack Kinney Samuel Armstrong
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