101 Dalmatians (1961)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | 101 Dalmatians |
| Original title | One Hundred and One Dalmatians |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1961 |
| length | 76 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
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| Director |
Clyde Geronimi Hamilton Luske Wolfgang Reitherman |
| script | Bill Peet |
| production | Walt Disney |
| music | Soundtrack: George Bruns Songs: Mel Leven Orchestration: Franklyn Marks |
| cut |
Roy M. Brewer Jr. , Donald Halliday |
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101 Dalmatians , originally published under the title Pongo and Perdita , is the 17th full-length cartoon from Walt Disney Studios and was released in 1961. It is based on the 1956 novel Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith , in which she recollects her late Dalmatian Pongo processed.
The film was produced by director Wolfgang Reitherman , who also directed The Jungle Book , and Walt Disney for $ 4 million. In Germany the film was renamed again and again, especially for its re-screenings. In 1980, for example, the film was shown in cinemas under the name Pongo and Perdi - Adventures of a Dog Family . Since the video evaluation in 1996, the title 101 Dalmatians has prevailed.
action
During the daily walks with his owner Roger, the Dalmatian male Pongo meets the Dalmatian lady Perdita and her owner Anita. With all sorts of tricks Pongo manages that Roger and Anita fall in love and that he himself conquers Perdita. A short time later, the happy dog parents have 15 small puppies. For the dog owners Anita and Roger it was initially a great pleasure, until Anita's old "friend" Cruella De Vil appeared, who dreams of a coat made of Dalmatian fur and with the help of the two idiot crooks Jasper and Horace kidnapped the puppies.
With the support first of the dogs in the neighborhood and later of the whole country, Pongo and Perdita search and find their kidnapped dog children and rescue them from the violence of Cruella's henchmen. In the meantime, however, the original 15 puppies have become 99 because Cruella kidnapped them from everywhere. Of course, the courageous dog parents leave none of the puppies behind, and an adventurous journey back home begins. Pursued by Cruella and the two crooks, the dogs have to come up with all sorts of things before they can get rid of the kidnappers. In the end, Pongo and Perdita reach their home with all the puppies, where they are welcomed overjoyed by Roger and Anita.
Gross profit
The film grossed around US $ 216 million in cinemas worldwide, including US $ 145 million in the US.
synchronization
Both dubbed versions were made at Simoton Film in Berlin. For the second version, Heinrich Riethmüller wrote the dialogue book and directed the dialogue.
Emergence
In this film, a new method, which was first Xerox - photocopy applied. Before, every drawing had to be put on paper by hand with ink, which was very time-consuming. With the photocopier, the sketchy charm of the original drawings could now be transferred directly to the film, which accelerated production enormously. At the same time, the process introduced by Ub Iwerks also solved the artistic difficulty of how 101 Dalmatians can be accommodated on a film image. The Xerox process determined the look of Disney cartoons for the next two decades. The innovation, which was initially quite appropriate, however, led to a gradual flattening of Disney animation art, which was only stopped in the 1980s.
reception
Awards
- 1962 - British Film Academy Award for "Best Animated Film"
criticism
"A funny Disney cartoon full of pretty gags that offers timelessly happy entertainment."
continuation
In 2003 a sequel called 101 Dalmatians Part 2 was created - On small paws to the big star! (101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure) .
Video and DVD publications
- 101 Dalmatians , Disney / Warner Home Video 2000
- 101 Dalmatians , 2-Disc-Limited- Platinum-Edition , Disney Home Video 2008
- 101 Dalmatians , Special Collection, DVD, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2012
- 101 Dalmatians , Special Collection, Blu-ray, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2012
Film music
- George Bruns , Mel Leven : 101 Dalmatians. Original motion picture soundtrack. Classic Soundtrack Series. Walt Disney Records 60654-7 (cartoon).
literature
- Dodie Smith : Hundred and One Dalmatians . (Original title: The Hundred and One Dalmatians ). Süddeutscher Verlag, Munich 1958.
- Leonard Maltin : The Disney Films. 3rd edition, 384 pp. Hyperion, New York 1995.
- Elmar Biebl, Dirk Manthey, Jörg Altendorf et al .: The films of Walt Disney. The magical world of animation. 2nd edition, 177 pp. Milchstraße, Hamburg 1993.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 101 Dalmatians at Duckfilm.de
- ↑ 101 Dalmatians. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ 101 Dalmatians (1961) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 27, 2019 .
- ^ Lexicon of international film (CD-ROM edition), Systhema, Munich 1997
Web links
- 101 Dalmatians in the Internet Movie Database (English)
