List of animated feature films of the 1940s

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A list of animated feature films released in the 1940s.

TitleCountryDirectorStudioAnimation techniqueNotesRelease Date
1940
Pinocchio United States Walt Disney Productions Traditional Won 2 Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "When You Wish Upon A Star", and for Best Original Score.February 7, 1940
Fantasia United StatesVarious Walt Disney Productions Traditional/live action First animated feature, and first feature film to be presented in stereophonic surround sound. Won 2 special Academy Awards.November 13, 1940
1941
The Reluctant Dragon United States Alfred Werker (live action)
Hamilton Luske (animation)
Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action Package film/DocumentaryJune 21, 1941
Dumbo United States Ben Sharpsteen Walt Disney Productions Traditional October 23, 1941
Princess Iron Fan
Tie shan gong zhu
China Wan Guchan
Wan Laiming
Traditional First Chinese animated feature, and the first animated feature from Asia.November 19, 1941
Mr. Bug Goes to Town United States Dave Fleischer
Shamus Culhane
Fleischer Studios Traditional Last animated feature made in the United States before the attack on Pearl Harbor, launching the United States into World War II.December 5, 1941
1942
Bambi United States David Hand Walt Disney Productions Traditional August 9, 1942
Saludos Amigos United States Norman Ferguson
Wilfred Jackson
Jack Kinney
Hamilton Luske
William Roberts
Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action Package filmAugust 24, 1942
15 mil dibujos Chile Jaime Escudero Traditional Lost film, First animated feature to be made in Chile.December 24, 1942
1943
Victory Through Air Power United States Walt Disney Productions Traditional DocumentaryJuly 17, 1943
1944
The Three Caballeros United States Norman Ferguson Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action Package filmDecember 21, 1944
1945
The Lost Letter
Propavshaya gramota
Soviet Union Lamis Bredis
Zinaida Brumberg
Valentina Brumberg
Soyuzmultfilm Traditional First traditional full-length animated film for USSR and Soyuzmultfilm studioJanuary 1, 1945
Momotaro: Sacred Sailors
桃太郎 海の神兵 (Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei)
Japan Mitsuyo Seo Shōchiku Dōga Kenkyūjo Traditional First Japanese animated feature.April 12, 1945
Handling Ships United Kingdom Alan Crick
John Halas
Stop motion Instructional film, and the first British animated feature.June 22, 1945
Anchors Aweigh (film) United States George Sidney Traditional/Live-ActionJuly 19, 1945
Ziegfeld Follies (film) United States Lemuel Ayers
Roy Del Ruth
Robert Lewis
Vincente Minnelli
George Sidney
Traditional/Live-ActionAugust 13, 1945
The Enchanted Sword
Garbancito de La Mancha (Chickpea from La Mancha)
Spain Arturo Moreno Balet y Blay Traditional First Spanish animated feature and the first animated feature film produced in color outside of the United States.November 23, 1945
1946
Make Mine Music United States Jack Kinney
Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske
Joshua Meador
Robert Cormack
Walt Disney Productions Traditional Package film, and the first American animated feature to be made after World War II.April 20, 1946
The Tinderbox
Fyrtøjet
Denmark Svend Methling Dansk Farve- og Tegnefilm Traditional First Danish animated feature.May 16, 1946
Holiday in Mexico United States George Sidney Traditional/Live-ActionAugust 15, 1945
Song of the South United States Harve Foster
Wilfred Jackson
Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action November 12, 1946
1947
The Humpbacked Horse
Konyok-Gorbunok
Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-Vano Soyuzmultfilm Traditional January 10, 1947
The Crab with the Golden Claws
Le crabe aux pinces d'or
Belgium Claude Misonne Stop motion First Belgian animated feature.January 11, 1947
Fun and Fancy Free United States Jack Kinney (animation)
Bill Roberts (animation)
Hamilton Luske (animation)
William Morgan
Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action Package filmSeptember 27, 1947
The Czech Year
Spalicek
Czechoslovakia Jiří Trnka Stop motion First Czech animated feature.December 13,1947
1948
Melody Time United States Jack Kinney
Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske
Wilfred Jackson
Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action Package filmMay 27, 1948
So Dear to My Heart United States Harold D. Schuster
Hamilton Luske
Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action November 29, 1948
Water for Fire Fighting United Kingdom Alan Crick
John Halas
Stop motion Instructional filmNovember 5, 1948
Happy Holidays
Alegres vacaciones
Spain José María Blay
Guido Leoni
Arturo Moreno
Traditional December 27, 1948
1949
The Emperor's Nightingale
Cisaruv slavík
Czechoslovakia Jiří Trnka
Miloš Makovec
Stop motion/Live action April 15, 1949
Alice in Wonderland France Dallas Bower Stop motion/Live action May 13, 1949
The Dynamite Brothers
I fratelli Dinamite
Italy Nino Pagot Traditional First Italian animated feature.August 22, 1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad United States Jack Kinney
Clyde Geronimi
James Algar
Walt Disney Productions Traditional Package filmOctober 5, 1949
The Singing Princess
La Rosa di Baghdad (The Rose of Baghdad)
Italy Anton Gino Domenighini Traditional December 22, 1949
Adventures of Esparadrapo Spain Ángel de Echenique Stop motion December 26, 1949

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