Bambi VHS 1942 / Walt Disney Meisterwerk / German / Directed by David Hand / Based on Felix Salten's novel

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PAL VHS

MADE IN GERMANY

AUDIO: German 1.0

Total Runtime: 66 minutes

German Summary:

Der Kinderfilm Bambi aus dem Jahr 1942 ist der fünfte abendfüllende Zeichentrickfilm der Walt-Disney-Studios. Er basiert auf dem 1923 erschienenen Buch Bambi. Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde des österreichischen Schriftstellers und Jägers Felix Salten.

In einem Wald wird ein kleiner Weißwedelhirsch namens Bambi geboren. Schnell verbreitet sich diese Nachricht im Wald und alle Tiere versammeln sich, um das Junge zu begrüßen, das zuerst noch etwas ängstlich und unsicher auf den Beinen wirkt. Kurz darauf lernt Bambi bei einer seiner Exkursionen mit seiner Mutter seine beiden neuen Freunde kennen: das freche Kaninchen Klopfer und das schüchterne Stinktier Blume. Zusammen erleben sie zunächst eine glückliche und sorglose Kindheit. Auf einer Wiese lernt er seine Freundin Feline kennen, aber auch die Gefahr durch die Menschen, die immer wie eine dunkle Bedrohung über dem Leben der Tiere liegt. Sommer und Herbst vergehen wie im Fluge, Bambi wächst heran und lernt immer mehr dazu. Im Winter wird seine bisher relativ unbeschwerte Kindheit abrupt beendet: Durch die Kugel eines Jägers verliert er seine Mutter. Sein Vater, der große Fürst des Waldes, nimmt sich des kleinen Halbwaisen an.

English Summary:

Bambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand (supervising a team of sequence directors), produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten. The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942, and is the fifth Disney animated feature film.

The main characters are Bambi, a mule deer; his parents (the Great Prince of the forest and his unnamed mother); his friends Thumper (a pink-nosed rabbit); and Flower (a skunk); and his childhood friend and future mate, Faline. For the movie, Disney took the liberty of changing Bambi's species into a mule deer from his original species of roe deer, since roe deer are not native to North America, and the mule deer is more widespread in the United States. The film received three Academy Award nominations: Best Sound (Sam Slyfield), Best Song (for "Love Is a Song" sung by Donald Novis) and Original Music Score.

Plot

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. One day out in a meadow, Bambi briefly sees The Great Prince but does not realize that he is his father. As the great prince wanders uphill, he discovers the human hunter named "Man" by all the animals is coming and rushes down to the meadow to get everyone to safety. Bambi is briefly separated from his mother during that scene but is escorted to her by the Great Prince as the three of them make it back in the forest just as Man fires his gun.

Cast

• Bambi, the film's title character and protagonist:
  • Bobby Stewart as Baby Bambi
  • Donnie Dunagan as Young Bambi
  • Hardie Albright as Adolescent Bambi
  • John Sutherland as Young Adult Bambi
   
• Thumper, a rabbit friend of Bambi's:Paula Winslowe as Bambi's Mother and the Pheasant
  • Peter Behn as Young Thumper
  • Tim Davis as Adolescent Thumper
  • Sam Edwards as Young Adult Thumper
   
• Flower, a striped skunk and another friend of Bambi's:Will Wright as Friend Owl
  • Stan Alexander as Young Flower
  • Tim Davis as Adolescent Flower
  • Sterling Holloway as Young Adult Flower
   
• Faline, a female deer whom Bambi eventually falls in love with:Fred Shields as Great Prince of the Forest
  • Cammie King as Young Faline
  • Ann Gillis as Young Adult Faline
   
• Margaret Lee as Mrs. Rabbit
• Mary Lansing as Aunt Ena and Mrs. Possum
• Perce Pearce as Mr. Mole