One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Directors:

Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske
(more)

Writers:

Bill Peet (story)
Dodie Smith (novel)

Release Date:

25 January 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Thriller

Tagline:

Walt Disney's new all-cartoon feature

Plot:

When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.

Plot Keywords:

Dalmatian | Puppy | Dog | Cat | Composer

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award.

Cast

Rod Taylor	...	Pongo (voice)
J. Pat O'Malley	...	Colonel / Jasper (voice)
Betty Lou Gerson	...	Cruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell (voice)
Martha Wentworth	...	Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
Ben Wright	...	Roger (voice)
Cate Bauer	...	Perdita (voice)
David Frankham	...	Sgt. Tibs (voice) (as Dave Frankham)
Frederick Worlock	...	Horace / Inspector Craven (voice) (as Fred Worlock)
Lisa Davis	...	Anita (voice)
Tom Conway	...	Quizmaster / Collie (voice)
Tudor Owen	...	Towser (voice)
George Pelling	...	Danny (voice)
Ramsay Hill	...	Television Announcer / Labrador (voice)
Sylvia Marriott	...	(voice)
Queenie Leonard	...	Princess (voice)
Marjorie Bennett	...	Duchess (voice)
Mickey Maga	...	Patch (voice) (as Micky Maga)
Barbara Beaird	...	Rolly (voice)
Mimi Gibson	...	Lucky (voice)
Sandra Abbott	...	Penny (voice)
Thurl Ravenscroft	...	Captain (voice)
Bill Lee	...	Roger (singing voice)
Max Smith	...	(voice)
Bob Stevens	...	(voice)
Paul Wexler	...	(voice)
Mary Wickes	...	(voice)
Barbara Luddy	...	Rover (voice)
Lisa Daniels	...	(voice)
Helene Stanley	...	(voice)
Don Barclay	...	(voice)
Basil Ruysdael	...	(voice)
Dal McKennon	...	(voice)
Jeanne Bruns	...	(voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lucille Bliss	...	TV Commercial Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Paul Frees	...	Dirty Dawson (voice) (uncredited)
Clarence Nash	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Rickie Sorensen	...	Spotty (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske		(as Hamilton S. Luske)
Wolfgang Reitherman

Writing credits
Bill Peet		(story)
Dodie Smith		(novel "The One Hundred and One Dalmatians")

Produced by
Walt Disney	....	producer

Original Music by
George Bruns

Film Editing by
Roy M. Brewer Jr.
Donald Halliday

Production Design by
Ken Anderson

Art Direction by
Ken Anderson

Production Management
Ken Peterson	....	production supervisor

Sound Department
Robert O. Cook	....	sound supervisor

Visual Effects by
Jack Boyd	....	effects animator
Jack Buckley	....	effects animator
Ub Iwerks	....	special processes
Eustace Lycett	....	special processes
Dan MacManus	....	effects animator
Ed Parks	....	effects animator
Dorse A. Lanpher	....	effects assistant (uncredited)

Animation Department
Hal Ambro	....	character animator
Ray Aragon	....	layout artist
Dale Barnhart	....	layout artist
Ted Berman	....	character animator
Collin Campbell	....	layout stylist
Les Clark	....	character animator
Eric Cleworth	....	character animator
Basil Davidovich	....	layout artist
Marc Davis	....	directing animator: "Cruella De Vil"
Al Dempster	....	background artist
Vance Gerry	....	layout artist
Blaine Gibson	....	character animator
Don Griffith	....	layout stylist
Victor Haboush	....	layout artist
Joe Hale	....	layout artist
Ralph Hulett	....	background artist
Ollie Johnston	....	directing animator: "Perdita"
Homer Jonas	....	layout artist
Milt Kahl	....	directing animator
Bill Keil	....	character animator
Hal King	....	character animator
Sammie Lanham	....	layout artist (as Sammie June Lanham)
Eric Larson	....	directing animator
Bill Layne	....	background artist
John Lounsbery	....	directing animator
Dick N. Lucas	....	character animator (as Dick Lucas)
Don Lusk	....	character animator
Cliff Nordberg	....	character animator
Ernie Nordli	....	layout stylist (as Erni Nordli)
Tom Oreb	....	character stylist
Amby Paliwoda	....	character animator
Bill Peet	....	character stylist
Walt Peregoy	....	color stylist
Anthony Rizzo	....	background artist
John Sibley	....	character animator
Art Stevens	....	character animator
McLaren Stewart	....	layout artist
Julius Svendsen	....	character animator
Frank Thomas	....	directing animator: "Pongo"
Dick Ung	....	layout artist
Al Zinnen	....	layout artist
Frank Jiromas	....	animation director (uncredited)

Music Department
Evelyn Kennedy	....	music editor
Franklyn Marks	....	orchestrator

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Film Distribution Company (1961) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Distribution Company (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Distribution Company (1991) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Finnkino (1995) (Finland) (theatrical)
• RKO (1962) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Suomi-Filmi (1961) (1979) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Gativideo (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2000) (Finland) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Walt Disney Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

101 Dalmatians (USA) (alternative spelling)
Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians (USA) (alternative title)
Os 101 Dálmatas (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
100 hundar och 1 husse (Finland: Swedish title) (poster title) [sv]
101 Dálmatas (Brazil) [pt]
101 Dalmatiner (West Germany) [de]
101 Dalmatinere - Hund og hund imellem (Denmark) [da]
101 dálmatas (Spain) [es]
101 dalmaçyali (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
101 dalmatialaista (Finland) [fi]
A Guerra dos Dálmatas (Brazil) [pt]
Hundalíf (Iceland) [is]
Hundra hundar och en husse (Finland: Swedish title) (alternative spelling) [sv]
La carica dei 101 (Italy) [it]
La noche de las narices frías (Argentina) [es]
Les 101 dalmatiens (France) [fr]
Lupsakkaat luppakorvat (Finland) [fi]
Pongo och de 101 dalmatinerna (Sweden) [sv]
Pongo och valptjuvarna (Sweden) (reissue title) [sv]
Pongo und Perdita (West Germany) (first season title) [de]
Ta 101 skylia tis Dalmatias (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L | West Germany:o.Al. | South Korea:All | New Zealand:G | Peru:PT | Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G (re-rating) (1969)

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Premiered at the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Pongo and Perdita set off from London to Suffolk (north), but when dawn breaks we see them running left to right across the screen, with the dawn breaking in the background. Since dawn is in the southeast in England in the winter, this means they are running roughly southwest.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Pongo: My story begins in London, not so very long ago. And yet so much has happened since then, that it seems more like an eternity.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Soundtrack:

Cruella De Vil

Loved The Artwork!

I liked this film mainly for its drawings. It was a departure from previous Disney animated films in that it had harder-edged drawings instead of the soft pastels. I found the detailed sketches of the building to be fascinating. I could actually watch this film with the sound off and just enjoy the artwork.

I actually saw this movie AFTER the 1996 live-action version with Glenn Close so I was familiar with the story. The only deviation was that there were more animals involved in the rescue of the puppies in the latter version.

The narration was very good in the beginning and film is okay, nothing super. It lags in a few parts, which is the only complaint I would have. It certainly is a nice story.