Ferdinand the bull (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Ferdinand the bull |
| Original title | Ferdinand the Bull |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1938 |
| length | 8 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Dick Rickard |
| production |
Walt Disney for Walt Disney Productions |
| music | Albert Hay Malotte |
Ferdinand the Bull is a 1938 American animated short film directed by Dick Rickard .
action
The calf Ferdinand lives in Spain with his cow mother. Unlike the other calves, Ferdinand has no interest in fighting. He much prefers to sit under a cork oak every day and smell the flowers. His mother accepts his behavior.
Time flies. After three years, the calf Ferdinand has become a handsome bull , but it has not changed its behavior. One day five men come to the pasture looking for a handsome bull for the bullfighting in Madrid . While all the other bulls show their wildest side, Ferdinand is happy under his oak tree with the flowers. When he wants to settle down as usual, he sits down on a hornet , starts up and storms around like a wild bull. The five men are enthusiastic and bring Ferdinand to Madrid.
Banderilleros, Picadores and the Matador move into the arena, but all show fear of the bull announced as "Ferdinand the Terrible". An admirer throws the matador a bouquet of flowers into the arena. Ferdinand, who hardly dares to go to the battlefield himself, sees the bouquet and rushes to the torero to smell the flowers. He does not respond to his plea to finally attack him. When the matador desperately bare his chest and a flower tattoo is emblazoned on it, Ferdinand licks him off. You give up and bring the peaceful Ferdinand back to his pasture, where he has lived happily ever since under the cork oak with the flowers.
production
Ferdinand, the bull is a film adaptation of the children's book Ferdinand, the bull (English. The Story of Ferdinand ) by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson , which was published in 1936.
The film was released on November 25, 1938 outside of a Disney cartoon series. Instead, the studio announced it as "A Special Cartoon". The plot is presented by narrator Don Wilson. The title song was written by Albert Hay Malotte and Larry Morey .
Awards
Ferdinand, the bull won the Oscar in 1939 in the “ Best Animated Short Film ” category . It was the first Oscar-winning film in its history that was not part of Disney's Silly Symphonies franchise.