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The Tortoise and the Hare

1935 film by Wilfred Jackson
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The Tortoise and the Hare
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Summary

The Tortoise and the Hare is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of animated short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (673 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3]
  • Director: Wilfred Jackson[4]
  • Screenwriter: Larry Clemmons[5]
  • Composer: Frank Churchill[6]
  • Genre: animated cartoon[7]
  • Based on: The Tortoise and the Hare[8]
  • Followed by: Toby Tortoise Returns[9]
  • Producer: Walt Disney[10]
  • Part of the series: Silly Symphony[11]
  • Production company: The Walt Disney Company[12]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[13]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[14]
  • Color: color[15]
  • Country of origin: United States[16]
  • Publication date: January 5, 1935[17]
  • Characters: Toby Tortoise[18], Max Hare[19]
  • Voice actor: Eddie Holden[20], Ned Norton[21]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[22], Disney+[23]
  • Official website: http://movies.disney.com/disney-animation-collection-volume-4-the-tortoise-and-the-hare[24]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[25]
  • Title: The Tortoise and the Hare[26]
  • Duration: 9 minutes[27]
  • Fabrication method: traditional animation[28]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: AL[29]
  • Copyright status: public domain[30]

Why It Matters

The Tortoise and the Hare has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did The Tortoise and the Hare receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Related Entities

public domain The Walt Disney Company United States Walt Disney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . INDUCKS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . INDUCKS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . INDUCKS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 25
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'azb', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', '
    Ampas collections film id → W071537
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  2. 24d ago · ערן · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Toby Tortoise Returns
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 96052
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