The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
Directed by	James Algar
Written by	James Algar Winston Hibler Ted Sears
Produced by	Ben Sharpsteen James Algar
Narrated by	Winston Hibler
Cinematography	Alfred G. Milotte Elma Milotte N. Paul Kenworthy Robert H. Crandall Hugh A. Wilmar James R. Simon Herb and Lois Crisler Tom McHugh Jack C. Couffer
Edited by	Norman Palmer Lloyd L. Richardson Anthony Gerard Gregg McLaughlin Gordon Brenner
Music by	Paul Smith Oliver Wallace Buddy Baker
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	October 8, 1975 (1975-10-08)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures is an American compilation documentary film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by James Algar and released by Buena Vista Distribution on October 8, 1975. The film is composed of highlights from the Academy Award winning True-Life Adventures series of 13 feature length and short subject nature documentary films produced between 1948 and 1960.

Synopsis

The film opens with a salute to Walt Disney, a pioneer of nature films and animal lover, followed by a compilation of excerpted segments from the True-Life Adventures film series showcasing animals of all kinds depicted in dramatic, fascinating moments of habitats from the American prairie to the North American desert, to Africa, the Amazon jungle and to the Arctic.[1]

Featured documentary films

• Seal Island (1948)
• In Beaver Valley (1950)
• Nature's Half Acre (1951)
• The Olympic Elk (1952)
• Water Birds (1952)
• Bear Country (1953)
• Prowlers of the Everglades (1953)
• The Living Desert (1953)
• The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
• The African Lion (1955)
• Secrets of Life (1956)
• White Wilderness (1958)
• Jungle Cat (1960)

Home media

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures was released only on VHS in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. To date, it has never been released on any physical format in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The film is available as a digital download on Amazon Video,[2] YouTube,[3] Disney Movies Anywhere[4] and iTunes.[5]

See also

• List of American films of 1975
• True-Life Adventures
• List of Disney live-action shorts
• List of Walt Disney Pictures films

References

1. Hal Erickson (2016). "The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
2. The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures at Amazon Video
3. The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures on YouTube (Disney Movies on Demand)
4. The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures at Disney Movies Anywhere
5. The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures on iTunes

External links

• Official website
• The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures at IMDb
• The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures at the TCM Movie Database