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Disney's American Legends is a american film of genre Fantasy directed by Wilfred Jackson released in USA on 12 february 2001 with Alfre Woodard
Disney's American Legends (2001)
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Add to a movie listDisney's American Legends is a 2002 direct-to-video animated anthology film hosted by James Earl Jones. It is a compilation of previous released animated musical shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios based on American tall tales. The film features The Brave Engineer (1950), Paul Bunyan (1958), and The Legend of Johnny Appleseed which is a segment from the 1948 film Melody Time.
The film's new short is based on John Henry and stars Alfre Woodard and Tim Hodge. John Henry was later released on Blu-ray in Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection on August 18, 2015.
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