One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Directors:

Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske

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)

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

Vintage Disney

If there's any classic Disney movie that's less likely to be forgotten because of the modern Disney movies, this would be one of them. Part of the reason may be the live action version and its upcoming sequel. Skip those remakes and watch the real deal. The other part of the reason is because this movie is just so charming. Cruella De Vil is one of the more memorable Disney villains ever made. Romance abounds in this movie, and don't forget those adorable puppies. This may not have the animation or the big fancy songs of the moderns, but all that fanciness usually distracts from the story. Classic Disney always rocks, and this is no exception.