Bambi (1942)

Bambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand (supervising a team of sequence directors), produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten.

Directed by James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, David Hand. With Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn. The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.

The classic Felix Salter story Bambi provides the basis for this near-perfect Disney animated feature. We follow the male deer Bambi from birth, through his early childhood experiences with woodland pals Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk, the traumatic sudden death of Bambi's mother at the hands of hunters, his courtship of the lovely doe Faline, and his rescue of his friends during a raging forest fire; we last see the mature, antlered Bambi assuming his proper place as the Prince of the Forest. In the grand Disney tradition, Bambi is brimming with unforgettable sequences, notably the young deer's attempts to negotiate an iced-over pond, and most especially the death of Bambi's mother--and if this moment doesn't move you to tears, you're made of stone (many subsequent Disney films, including Lion King, have tried, most in vain, to match the horror and pathos of this one scene). The score in Bambi yielded no hits along the lines of

Bambi is a 1942 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi: A...

Watch Bambi 1942 movie online the 5th Disney Animated Classic based on the book 'Bambi, A Life in the Woods' by Felix Salten

Screencap Gallery for Bambi (1942) (1080p Bluray, Disney Classics). The animated story of Bambi, a young deer hailed as the 'Prince of the Forest' at his birth. As Bambi grows, he makes friends with the other animals of

Bambi, Walt Disney's beloved coming-of-age story, will thrill audiences with its breathtaking animation and characters who will touch your heart: Bambi, the ...

Read the full synopsis of Bambi, 1942, directed by David D. Hand, with Peter Behn, Hardie Albright, Ann Gillis, at Turner Classic Movies