Song of the South(Movie, 1946)

Name: Song of the South
Genre: Kids & Family, Animation
Released: 1946
Duration: T01:31:00
Rating: 3.2

1h 31min | Genres: Kids & Family, Animation

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 124 votes)

Song of the South is a 1946 American live-action/animated musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the Uncle Remus stories as adapted by Joel Chandler Harris, and stars James Baskett as Uncle Remus in his final film role. The film takes place in the U.S. state of Georgia during the Reconstruction era, a period of American history after the end of the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. The story follows seven-year-old Johnny (Bobby Driscoll) who is visiting his grandmother's plantation for an extended stay. Johnny befriends Uncle Remus, an elderly worker on the plantation, and takes joy in hearing his tales about the adventures of Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear. Johnny learns from the stories how to cope with the challenges he is experiencing while living on the plantation. Walt Disney had wanted to produce a film based on the Uncle... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Song of the South

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score

About Song of the South

Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.

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Trailer for Song of the South + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Song of the South - 1972 Reissue Trailer (35mm 4K)(Trailer, 3:29)

Song of the South - 1972 Reissue Trailer (35mm 4K) (Trailer) | Song of The South (1946) re-issue original theatrical Trailer from 1986 [FTD-0158] (Trailer) | TV Promo (Trailer) | 1986 Re Release Trailer (Trailer)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: California, Arizona

Based on the work of: Joel Chandler Harris, Dalton Reymond ("Uncle Remus")

Made by: Walt Disney Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 19 languages: Arabic (AR), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 11/12/1946

Appearing Characters: Uncle Remus, Br'er Bear, Br'er Fox, Br'er Rabbit

Cast: Hattie McDaniel, Lucile Watson, Luana Patten, Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Mary Field, Glenn Leedy, George Nokes, Gene Holland, Erik Rolf

Voice Actor: James Baskett, Nick Stewart, Johnny Lee

Director: Wilfred Jackson, Harve Foster

Producer: Walt Disney

Screenwriter: Bill Peet, Dalton Reymond, Morton Grant, Maurice Rapf, Ralph Wright, Vernon Stallings

Executive Producer: Percival C. Pearce

Film Editor: William Morgan

Director of Photography: Gregg Toland

Art Director: Perry Ferguson, Ken Anderson, Charles Philippi, Hugh Hennesy, Harold Doughty, Philip Barber

Animator: Eric Larson, Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Les Clark, Marc Davis, John Lounsbery, Don Lusk, Tom Massey, Murray McClellan, Jack Campbell, Hal King, Harvey Toombs, Ken O'Brien, Al Coe, Hal Ambro, Cliff Nordberg, Rudy Larriva, Joshua Meador, George Rowley, Blaine Gibson, Brad Case

Composer: Daniele Amfitheatrof, Charles Wolcott, Paul Smith, Robert MacGimsey, Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston, Eliot Daniel, Hy Heath, Johnny Lange, Allie Wrubel

Costume designer: Mary Wills

Production Designer: Perry Ferguson

Musical Conductor: Ken Darby

Other Team Members: Ken Anderson, Wilfred Jackson, Ub Iwerks, Sam Slyfield, Fred Lau, Harold Steck, Elmer Plummer, Natalie Kalmus, Claude Coats, Mary Blair, Ralph Hulett, Brice Mack, Ray Huffine, Edgar Starr, Al Dempster, Edward H. Plumb, John P. Miller

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"A Canção do Sul"

"La canción del Sur"

"Mélodie du Sud"

"I Racconti Dello Zio Tom"

"Melodie van het Zuiden"

"Walt Disney's Song of the South"

Keywords: child protagonist, brown bear, reconstruction era, georgia, story teller, former slave, slavery, live action and animation, southern, racial segregation, rabbit, plantation, fox

Budget: 2,125,000 USD

Revenue: 65,000,000 USD (= 3,059%)

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