Noah's Ark
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Noah's Ark |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 21 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bill Justice |
| script | T. Hee |
| production |
Walt Disney for Walt Disney Productions |
| music |
George Bruns , Mel Leven |
Noah's Ark is a stop-motion American short film directed by Bill Justice in 1959.
action
Noah is given the task by God to build an ark within seven days , because afterwards he will send torrential rain. Together with his three sons, Noah builds the ark in the given time and then gathers a couple of every animal species on earth on the ship. The rain comes and the ark begins to swim.
The animals soon get bored in the ship and so music is finally made. The animals meet in pairs and dance. The female hippopotamus is jealous because her husband dances with all sorts of females, just not her. Noah knows how to calm her down and reconcile her with her husband. After 40 days and nights the rain subsides. Noah sends a dove that returns with a twig in its beak. The animals and humans fall into each other's arms. From Mount Everest , on which the ark came to a halt, the animals and their young go all over the world.
production
Noah's Ark was released in theaters on November 10, 1959. It was the first Disney animated film to be animated in stop motion. The animals partly consist of utensils such as pipe cleaners , clothespins and corks . In 1933 Disney had the story of the Noah's Ark processed as a short animated film, under the title Father Noah's Ark as part of the series Silly Symphonies appeared.
Jerome Courtland acted as narrator, Noah and God were spoken by Paul Frees .
Awards
Noah's Ark was nominated for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film " in 1960 , but could not prevail against Moonbird .
Web links
- Noah's Ark in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Noah's Ark on disneyshorts.org