Nature's Half Acre (1951) - SFdb

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Basic facts
Links and resources
Titles
Crew
Cast
Companies

About the film
Plot summary
Swedish censorship / rating
Technical specifications
Comments
Original work

Production location
Release dates
Soundtrack listing
Awards
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Basic facts

Original title	Nature's Half Acre
Film type	Short
Category	Documentary
Director	James Algar
Producer	Walt Disney
Screenplay	Winston Hibler Ted Sears James Algar
Production country	USA
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Awards	Academy Award of Merit Show awards
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue	English
Swedish release	1951-12-26

Titles

Original title	Nature's Half Acre
Swedish release title	I vår Herres hage
Series title	A True-Life Adventure

Crew

Director	James Algar
Screenplay	Winston Hibler Ted Sears James Algar
Producer	Walt Disney
Director of Photography	Alfred Milotte (as Alfred G. Milotte) Elma Milotte Murl Deusing Karl Maslowski (as Karl H. Maslowski) Arthur A. Allen Arlene Hadley Tom Hadley Joseph Heidenkamp Jr. William Norman Jupe Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.
Music	Paul J. Smith (as Paul Smith)
Film Editor	Norman R. Palmer (as Norman Palmer)
Production Mixer	C.O. Slyfield
Advisor	Tilden W. Roberts (biologkonsult)
Associate Producer	Ben Sharpsteen (production supervisor)
Special Photographic Effects	John Nash Ott Jr. (time-lapse photographer) Stuart V. Jewell (time-lapse photographer)
Visual Effects	Ub Iwerks (special processes)
Special Effects Animator	John Hench Josh Meador
Narrator	Winston Hibler

Companies

Production Company	Walt Disney Productions
Copyright	Walt Disney Productions	1951-05-11	MP3556
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	RKO Radio Films AB	1951
	Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm	1962
Distributor in Sweden (16 mm)	Kyrkliga Filmbyrån	1959
	Sparfrämjandet AB	1962

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number	79758
Date	1962-12-21
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	685 meters
Notes	Aktindelning: 415-270 = 685 m. Aktlängder: 415, 270.

Censorship number	79758
Date	1962-01-30
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	356 meters

Censorship number	79758
Date	1959-09-16
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	356 meters

Censorship number	79758
Date	1951-11-19
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	890 meters
Notes	Aktindelning: 440-450 = 890 m. Aktlängder: 440, 450.

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	RCA Sound System
Colour type	Colour
Colour system	Technicolor
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	905 meter
Length in minutes	33 min
Reels	2 reels

Release dates

First showing	1951-07-28			USA	33 min	(förfilm till "Alice in Wonderland")
Release in Sweden	1951-12-26	China	Stockholm	Sweden	33 min	(förfilm till "Alice i underlandet")

Awards

Academy Award of Merit	Los Angeles	1952			(Best Short Subject, Two-reel)

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