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Fantasia (1967)

Fantasia is an animated musical film from Disney that tells eight different stories set to the compositions of Leopold Stokowski. The core story follows Mickey as an apprentice of the powerful sorcerer Yen Sid, with Mickey disobeying him as he finds his hat, bestowing him with incredible power. Attempting to harness it for himself, Mickey loses control of the power, beginning an anthology of visually striking performances while he tries to set things back to normal.

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Fantasia
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Musical
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Director
James Algar
Release Date
December 25, 1967
Studio(s)
Disney
Distributor(s)
Disney
Writers
James Algar
Runtime
125minutes
Franchise(s)
Fantasia , Disney
Budget
$2.28 million

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