The Ugly Duckling (1939)

USA, 9 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Ugly Duckling
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Form Animated
Director
Producer
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 1939-12-08

Titles

Original title
  • The Ugly Duckling
Swedish release title
  • Den fula ankungen
Alternative title
  • Ugly Duckling
Re-release title
  • Familjens olycksfågel
Series title
  • A Silly Symphony Cartoon

Crew

Director
Producer
Music
Animation
Backgrounds

Cast

- Figur:
The Ugly Duckling (Den fula ankungen)

Companies

Production Company Walt Disney Productions
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) RKO Radio Films AB 1939
Walt Disney Productions Sweden AB 1966
Distributor in Sweden (16 mm) Sparfrämjandet AB 1960

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 60578
Date 1966-08-11
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 244 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 244.


Censorship number 60578
Date 1960-03-15
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 98 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 98.


Censorship number 60578
Date 1939-12-04
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 244 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 244.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 245 meter
Length in minutes 9 min
Reels 1 reels


Original work

Original title Den grimme Ælling (Tale)
Author H.C. Andersen


Release dates

First showing 1939-04-07 USA 9 min
Release in Sweden 1939-12-08 Sture Stockholm Sweden 9 min (fjärde film i ett kortfilmsprogram)
Other showing 1949-12-05 Sture Stockholm Sweden 9 min (nypremiär med titeln "Familjens olycksfågel" i kortfilmsprogrammet "Kalle Anka och tre små grisar")

Related films

Walt Disney Sagobiblitek vol .2 (2005) contains The Ugly Duckling (1939)

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