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3.8/5 Vudu Director James Algar Narrated by Winston Hibler Producer Ben Sharpsteen | 7.2/10 IMDb Directed by James Algar Running time 1h 29m Production company The Walt Disney Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Produced by Ben Sharpsteen
James Algar Written by James Algar
Winston Hibler
Ted Sears Music by Paul Smith
Oliver Wallace
Buddy Baker Cinematography Alfred G. Milotte
Elma Milotte
N. Paul Kenworthy, Jr.
Robert H. Crandall
Hugh A. Wilmar
James R. Simon
Herb and Lois Crisler
Tom McHugh
Jack C. Couffer Edited by Norman Palmer
Lloyd L. Richardson
Anthony Gerard
Gregg McLaughlin
Gordon Brenner Music director Oliver Wallace, Paul Smith, Buddy Baker Similar Seal Island, Amy, The African Lion, Secrets of Life, Jungle Cat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures is a 1975 American compilation documentary film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by James Algar and released by Buena Vista Distribution on October 8, 1975. The film is composed of highlights from the Academy Award winning True-Life Adventures series of 13 feature length and short subject nature documentary films produced between 1948 and 1960.
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Synopsis
The film opens with a salute to Walt Disney, a pioneer of nature films and animal lover, followed by a compilation of excerpted segments from the True-Life Adventures film series showcasing animals of all kinds depicted in dramatic, fascinating moments of habitats from the American prairie to the North American desert, to Africa, the Amazon jungle and to the Arctic.
Featured documentary films
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Home media
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures was released only on VHS in the United Kingdom in the 1980s and has long been out of print. To date, it has never been released on any physical format in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The film is available as a digital download on Amazon Video, YouTube, Disney Movies Anywhere and iTunes.