List_of_animated_feature_films_before_1940
List of animated feature films before 1940
List of animated feature films before 1940
A list of animated feature films released prior to 1940.
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| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | ||||||
| Creation[1] |  United States |
Pinto Colvig | The Animated Film Corporation | Traditional/Cutout | The first animated feature; Lost film | 1916 |
| 1917 | ||||||
| El Apóstol (The Apostle) |  Argentina | Quirino Cristiani | Traditional/Cutout | Lost film | November 9, 1917 (1917-11-09) | |
| 1918 | ||||||
| Sin dejar rastros (Without a Trace) | Argentina | Quirino Cristiani | Traditional/Cutout | Lost film | 1918 (1918) | |
| 1924 | ||||||
| Vida y milagros de Don Fausto
(The Life and Miracles of Jiggs) |
Chile | Carlos EspejoCarlos F. Borcosque | Traditional/Cutout | Possibly Lost Film; First Chilean Animated Film | September 1924 | |
| 1926 | ||||||
| The Adventures of Prince Achmed Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed | Germany | Lotte Reiniger | Silhouette | The oldest surviving animated feature and the first German animated film. | September 23, 1926 (1926-09-23) | |
| 1931 | ||||||
| Peludópolis (Peludo City) Peludópolis | Argentina | Quirino Cristiani | Traditional/Cutout | Lost film and the first animated feature film with sound. | September 18, 1931 (1931-09-18) | |
| 1935 | ||||||
| The New Gulliver Новый Гулливер | Soviet Union | Aleksandr Ptushko | Mosfilm | Stop motion/Live action | Combines live-action with animation, and the first animated feature film to be made in the Soviet Union. | March 25, 1935 (1935-03-25) |
| 1937 | ||||||
| The Tale of the Fox Le Roman de Renard | France | Ladislas Starevich | Stop motion | Although completed in 1930, it remained unreleased for years because of problems with the original French soundtrack. It premiered in Berlin in 1937 with a German soundtrack, and was released with a new French soundtrack in April 1941. It was also the first French animated film. | April 10, 1937 (1937-04-10) | |
| Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons | United States | Burt Gillett Wilfred Jackson David Hand | Traditional | Package film. The first animated feature film to be presented in Technicolor. | May 19, 1937 (1937-05-19) | |
| The Seven Ravens Die sieben Raben | Germany | Ferdinand Diehl Hermann Diehl | Stop motion | December 2, 1937 (1937-12-02) | ||
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | United States | David Hand William Cottrell Wilfred Jackson Larry Morey Perce Pearce Ben Sharpsteen | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Oldest surviving American animated feature overall, and the first to use cels as its medium; the film won a special Academy Award for the first animated feature. | December 21, 1937 (1937-12-21) (Carthay Circle Theatre) |
| 1939 | ||||||
| The Golden Key Золотой ключик | Soviet Union | Aleksandr Ptushko | Mosfilm | Stop motion/Live action | Combines live-action with animation, and it's Ptushko's last foray into animation. | July 1, 1939 (1939-07-01) |
| Gulliver's Travels | United States | Dave Fleischer | Fleischer Studios | Traditional | The first American Technicolor animated feature film not to be made by Disney. Also first Technicolor animated feature film made in World War II. | December 22, 1939 (1939-12-22) |
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Key: Film considered lost
- "Colvig, Pinto". Southern Oregon Historical Society Library. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021.
- Animated films from 1915 to 1939, listed in the IMDb