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James Algar is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Co-Director, Animation and Script American born on 11 june 1912 at Modesto (USA)

James Algar

James Algar
James Algar participated to 37 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 6 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Director

Bambi
Bambi (1942)
, 1h8
Directed by Paul Satterfield, Dave Hand, James Algar, Graham Heid, Samuel Armstrong, Bill Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Donnie Dunagan, Hardie Albright, Paula Winslowe, Jonathan Sutherland I, Peter Behn, Sam Edwards
Rating72% 3.644853.644853.644853.644853.64485
A doe gives birth to a fawn named Bambi, who will one day take over the position of Great Prince of the Forest, a title currently held by Bambi's father, who guards the woodland creatures from the dangers of hunters. The fawn is quickly befriended by an eager, energetic rabbit named Thumper, who helps to teach him to walk and speak. Bambi grows up very attached to his mother, with whom he spends most of his time. He soon makes other friends, including a young skunk named Flower and a female fawn named Faline. Curious and inquisitive, Bambi frequently asks about the world around him and is cautioned about the dangers of life as a forest creature by his loving mother.

Visual effects

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1h23
Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Dave Hand, Ben Sharpsteen, Bill Cottrell, Perce Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Musical films, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'une plante, Films about royalty
Actors Adriana Caselotti, Lucille La Verne, Harry Stockwell, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Roy Atwell
Roles Animation
Rating75% 3.7921153.7921153.7921153.7921153.792115
Snow White is a lonely princess living with her stepmother, a vain and wicked Queen. The Queen fears that Snow White's beauty surpasses her own, so she forces Snow White to work as a scullery maid and asks her Magic Mirror daily "who is the fairest one of all". For several years the mirror always answered that the Queen was, pleasing her.

Director

Fantasia
Fantasia (1940)
, 2h5
Directed by Paul Satterfield, Norman Ferguson, Thornton Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Dave Hand, Ben Sharpsteen, James Algar, Ford Beebe, Hamilton Luske, Samuel Armstrong, Bill Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Dance films, Dinosaur films, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, La préhistoire, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Mise en scène d'une souris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Walt Disney, Jimmy MacDonald, Bela Lugosi, Paul J. Smith, Corey Burton, Jean Piat
Rating76% 3.8456753.8456753.8456753.8456753.845675
Le film est composé de sept séquences illustrant huit morceaux de musique classique, réorchestrés et dirigés par le chef d'orchestre Leopold Stokowski à la tête de l'Orchestre de Philadelphie. La dernière séquence illustre deux morceaux et un intermède sépare la séquence 4 et 5. Chaque séquence est précédée d'une courte introduction où l'orchestre est en ombre chinoise.
Fantasia 2000, 1h15
Directed by Eric Goldberg, James Algar, Don Hahn, Pixote Hunt, Hendel Butoy, Gaëtan et Paul Brizzi
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Transport films, Cétacé, Films about birds, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Mise en scène d'un canard, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un cétacé, Disaster films
Actors James Levine, Steve Martin, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, Penn Jillette, James Earl Jones
Rating70% 3.5483153.5483153.5483153.5483153.548315
Cinquante-huit ans après Fantasia, ce film est composé de huit séquences illustrant huit morceaux de musique classique, interprétés pour la plupart par l'Orchestre symphonique de Chicago sous la direction de James Levine. Chaque séquence est précédée d'une courte présentation par des artistes ayant travaillé pour les studios Disney.
The Living Desert, 1h9
Directed by James Algar
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about nature, Children's films, Le désert
Actors Winston Hibler
Rating73% 3.689073.689073.689073.689073.68907
La survie dans les zones désertiques exige un haut degré d'adaptation des animaux et des plantes. Pendant la journée, la chaleur est insupportable tandis que la nuit frigorifie tout. Après plusieurs semaines de sécheresse suivies de pluies tropicales, les masses d'eau du désert offrent quelques heures de répit à la vie.
The Vanishing Prairie, 1h11
Directed by James Algar
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about nature, Children's films
Actors Winston Hibler
Rating70% 3.539573.539573.539573.539573.53957
Le film présente la vie durant la journée sur une année d'antilocapres, de chiens de prairie, de mouflons d'Amérique, de couguars, de bisons et des nombreux autres animaux des prairies du Midwest.