List of animated feature films of the 1950s

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A list of animated feature films released in the 1950s.

Title Country Director Studio Animation technique Notes Release date
1950
Cinderella United States Clyde Geronimi,
Hamilton Luske,
Wilfred Jackson		 Walt Disney Productions Traditional February 15, 1950 (1950-02-15)
Always Happy
Immer wieder Glück		 West Germany Ferdinand Diehl Stop motion October 1, 1950 (1950-10-01)
Johnny the Giant Killer
Jeannot l'intrépide		 France Jean Image Traditional December 13, 1950 (1950-12-13)
Once Upon A Time
Érase una vez		 Spain Alexandre Cirici-Pellicer Traditional December 18, 1950 (1950-12-18)
1951
Prince Bayaya
Bajaja		 Czechoslovakia Jiří Trnka Stop motion January 26, 1951 (1951-01-26)
Alice in Wonderland United States Clyde Geronimi,
Wilfred Jackson,
Hamilton Luske		 Walt Disney Productions Traditional July 26, 1951 (1951-07-26)
The Night Before Christmas
Noch pered Rozhdestvom		 Soviet Union Valentina Brumberg,
Zinaida Brumberg		 Soyuzmultfilm Traditional December 31, 1951 (1951-12-31)
1952
The Snow Maiden
Snyegurochka		 Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-Vano,
Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya		 Soyuzmultfilm Traditional February 2, 1952 (1952-02-02)
The Scarlet Flower
Alenkiy tsvetochek		 Soviet Union Lev Atamanov Soyuzmultfilm Traditional June 6, 1952 (1952-06-06)
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
La Bergère et le Ramoneur		 France Paul Grimault Traditional September 1952 (1952-09)
The Visions of Tay-Pi [es; fr]
Los Sueños de Tay-Pi		 Spain José María Blay,
Franz Winterstein [sv]		 Traditional December 22, 1952 (1952-12-22)
1953
Peter Pan United States Clyde Geronimi,
Wilfred Jackson,
Hamilton Luske		 Walt Disney Productions Traditional February 5, 1953 (1953-02-05)
Tobias Knopp – Adventure of a Bachelor [de]
Tobias Knopp - Abenteuer eines Junggesellen		 West Germany Gerhard Fieber [de] Traditional February 8, 1953 (1953-02-08)
The Treasure of Bird Island
Poklad Ptacího ostrova		 Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman Stop motion March 27, 1953 (1953-03-27)
Old Czech Legends
Staré pověsti české		 Czechoslovakia Jiří Trnka Stop motion April 8, 1953 (1953-04-08)
Dangerous When Wet United States Charles Walters M-G-M Cartoons Traditional animation/Live Action February 5, 1953 (1953-02-05)
Bonjour Paris [fr] France Jean Image Traditional October 30, 1953 (1953-10-30)
1954
Tsarevna the Frog
Tsarevna-Lyagushka		 Soviet Union Mikhail Tsekhanovsky Soyuzmultfilm Traditional [1][2][3][4] January 1, 1954 (1954-01-01)
Amazon Symphony
Sinfonia Amazônica		 Brazil Anelio Latini Traditional First Brazilian animated feature. January 13, 1954 (1954-01-13)
The Good Soldier Schweik
Dobrý voják Švejk		 Czechoslovakia Jiří Trnka Stop motion August 19, 1954 (1954-08-19)
Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy United States Michael Myerberg,
John Paul		 RKO Radio Pictures Stop motion October 10, 1954 (1954-10-10)
Animal Farm United Kingdom
United States		 John Halas,
Joy Batchelor		 Halas and Batchelor Traditional First British animated feature December 22, 1954 (1954-12-22)
1955
Lady and the Tramp United States Clyde Geronimi,
Wilfred Jackson,
Hamilton Luske		 Walt Disney Productions Traditional First animated feature to be presented in widescreen (CinemaScope) June 22, 1955 (1955-06-22)
The Enchanted Boy
Zakoldovanyy malchik		 Soviet Union Vladimir Polkovnikov,
Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya		 Soyuzmultfilm Traditional September 16, 1955 (1955-09-16)
The Enchanted Village [fr]
Le Village enchanté		 Canada Marcel Racicot,
Réal Racicot		 Traditional First Canadian animated feature December 23, 1955 (1955-12-23)
1956
The Devil and Kate
Čert a Káča		 Czechoslovakia Václav Bedřich Bratři v triku Traditional April 20, 1956 (1956-04-20)
Invitation to the Dance (film) United States Gene Kelly M-G-M Cartoons Traditional animation/Live Action May 22, 1956 (1956-05-22)
The Heavenly Creation
Nebesnoe sozdanie		 Soviet Union Sergey Obraztsov,
Georgiy Natanson,
Grigoriy Lomidze		 Soyuzmultfilm Stop Motion First Soviet full-length animated film made completely in stop-motion technology of animation[5][6] October 24, 1956 (1956-10-24)
The Twelve Months
12 mesyatsev		 Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-Vano,
Mikhail Botov		 Soyuzmultfilm Traditional December 31, 1956 (1956-12-31)
1957
The Big Fun Carnival United States Marc Daniels,
Shamus Culhane,
Hans Fischerkoesen,
Dave Fleischer,
John A. Haeseler,
George Pal		 Traditional/Stop Motion A compilation film of old theatrical cartoons previously distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Originally planned as the first of twelve such features, only this first one was released. 		January 20, 1957 (1957-01-20)
Hemo the Magnificent United States Frank Capra Traditional/Live action First animated feature made for TV March 20, 1957 (1957-03-20)
The Snow Queen
Snezhnaya koroleva		 Soviet Union Lev Atamanov,
Nikolay Fyodorov		 Soyuzmultfilm Traditional December 31, 1957 (1957-12-31)
1958
Beloved Beauty
Krasa nyenaglyadnaya		 Soviet Union Vladimir Degtyaryov Soyuzmultfilm Stop motion 1958 (1958)
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
Vynález zkázy		 Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman Stop motion/Live action 1958 (1958)
The Picchiatelli Italy Antonio Attanasi documentary about animation, show 2-d animation and stop-motion puppet 1958 (1958)
The Creation of the World [fr]
La création du monde		 France
Czechoslovakia		 Eduard Hofman Traditional April 4, 1958 (1958-04-04)
The White Snake Enchantress
Hakuja den		 Japan Taiji Yabushita,
Kazuhiko Okabe		 Toei Animation Traditional First anime feature to be in color and the first feature film produced by Toei Animation. October 22, 1958 (1958-10-22)
1959
Chuang Tapestry
一幅僮锦		 China Qian Jagun Shanghai Animation Film Studio Traditional First Chinese animated feature to be produced as the People's Republic of China 1959 (1959)
Sleeping Beauty United States Clyde Geronimi,
Les Clark,
Eric Larson,
Wolfgang Reitherman		 Walt Disney Productions Traditional First animated feature to be presented in Super Technirama 70 widescreen, Last Disney feature to use traditional inking. January 29, 1959 (1959-01-29)
Hyoutan suzume
ひょうたんすずめ		 Japan Yokoyama Ryuichi Traditional February 10, 1959 (1959-02-10)
I Was a Satellite of the Sun
Ya byl sputnikom Solntsa [A]		 Soviet Union Victor Morgenstern Soyuzmultfilm, Mosnauchfilm Traditional/Live action First Soviet feature film combining the traditional animation and live-action May 5, 1959 (1959-05-05)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sen noci svatojánské		 Czechoslovakia Jiří Trnka Stop motion September 25, 1959 (1959-09-25)
1001 Arabian Nights United States Jack Kinney Columbia Pictures
UPA		 Traditional December 1, 1959 (1959-12-01)
Magic Boy
Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke		 Japan Akira Daikubara,
Taiji Yabushita		 Toei Animation Traditional December 25, 1959 (1959-12-25)
The Adventures of Buratino
Priklyucheniya Buratino		 Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-Vano,
Dmitriy Babichenko,
Mikhail Botov		 Soyuzmultfilm Traditional Last drawn full-length animated film which entered the period of the Soviet social realism December 31, 1959 (1959-12-31)

Notes

  1. ^ Я был спутником Солнца

References

  1. ^ Cartoon «Tsarevna the Frog» on YouTube (Official Russian)
  2. ^ Cartoon «Tsarevna the Frog» on YouTube (Russian with English subtitles)
  3. ^ Cartoon «Tsarevna the Frog» on YouTube (English)
  4. ^ Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚FROG THE PRINCESSE╩
  5. ^ Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE CELESTIAL CREATURE╩
  6. ^ Cartoon «The Heavenly Creation» on YouTube (Russian)