List of animated feature films of 1974

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A list of animated feature films that were first released in 1974.

Animated feature films of 1974
TitleCountryDirectorStudioTechniqueFormatNotesReleaseDuration
Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor
a. k. a. Sindbad
Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci (Tales of a Thousand and One Nights)
Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman Krátký film Praha
Filmové Studio Gottwaldov
Ustredni Pujcovna Filmu
Traditional Theatrical November 1, 197488 minutes
Around the World with Peynet's Lovers
Il giro del mondo degli innamorati di Peynet (The Turn of the World of the Sweethearts of Peynet)
Italy
France
Cesare PerfettoNuovi Orientamenti Cinematografici Traditional Theatrical June 15, 197482 minutes
Cyrano United States Charles A. Nichols Hanna-Barbera Traditional Television special Originally aired as the 10th installment of the ABC anthology television series ABC Afterschool Special (1972–1997).March 6, 197460 minutes
Down and Dirty Duck United States Charles Swenson Murakami-Wolf-Swenson Traditional Theatrical July 8, 197475 minutes
Dunderklumpen! Sweden Per Åhlin G.K. Film
Europa Film-Stockholm Film
Traditional/Live action Theatrical
Live-action animated film
September 26, 197497 minutes
The Gentlemen of Titipu AustraliaLeif GramAir Programs International
Swank Telefilms
Traditional Television special Originally aired as the 15th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984).January 15, 197447 minutes
Jack and the Beanstalk
ジャックと豆の木 (Jakku to Mame no Ki)
Japan Gisaburō Sugii Group TAC
Nippon Herald Films
Traditional Theatrical The first film directed by Gisaburō Sugii and the inaugural production of the anime studio Group TAC.July 20, 197496 minutes
The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head United States Herbert Klynn DePatie-Freleng Enterprises Traditional/Live action Television special
Live-action animated film
Originally aired as the 12th installment of the ABC anthology television series ABC Afterschool Special (1972–1997).May 15, 197460 minutes
Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness
マジンガーZ対暗黒大将軍 (Majingā Zetto tai Ankoku Daishōgun)
Japan Tadanao Tsuji Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 25, 197443 minutes
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat United States Robert Taylor Krantz Films
Cine Camera
American International Pictures
Traditional Theatrical Sequel to Fritz the Cat (1972).June 26, 197476 minutes
Oliver Twist United States Hal Sutherland Filmation
Warner Bros. Pictures
Traditional Theatrical Second and last film of the aborted Filmation anthology film series Family Classics, which yielded from a distribution deal with Warner Bros. by the animation studio.July 10, 197491 minutes
Prince Piwi
Prins Piwi
Denmark Flemming Quist Møller Klynk Film Traditional/Live action Theatrical
Live-action animated film
October 9, 197490 minutes
Robinson Crusoe
Il racconto della giungla (The Tale of the Jungle)
Italy
Romania
Gibba
Victor Antonescu
Corona Cinematografica
Animafilm Studio
IFE
Traditional Theatrical First Romanian animated feature.March 29, 197488 minutes
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan l'Intrépide (D'Artagnan the Intrepid)
United Kingdom
Italy
John Halas
Franco Cristofani
Michelangelo Cinematografica
Pendennis Films Ltd.
Educational Film Centre
Cristofani Films
Mothership Studios
Traditional Theatrical August 15, 197468 minutes
Yaemon, the Locomotive
きかんしゃやえもん D51の大冒険 (Kikansha Yaemon D51 no Daibōken)
Japan Takeshi Tamiya Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 16, 197462 minutes
The Year Without a Santa Claus United States
Japan
Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.
Rankin/Bass
Video Tokyo Production
Stop motion Television special December 10, 197451 minutes

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