Back وجه الفوهرر Arabic رهبرین اوزو AZB Der Fuehrer's Face Catalan Der Fuehrer's Face Czech Der Fuehrer's Face Danish Der Fuehrer’s Face German Der Fuehrer's Face EO El rostro del Führer Spanish چهره پیشوا FA Der Fuehrer’s Face Finnish
| Der Fuehrer's Face | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jack Kinney |
| Story by | Joe Grant Dick Huemer |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Clarence Nash Cliff Edwards Charles Judels |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Bob Carlson Les Clark Bill Justice Milt Neil Charles Nichols John Sibley |
| Layouts by | Don DaGradi Andy Engman[1] |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Der Fuehrer's Face (originally titled Donald Duck in Nutziland[3] or A Nightmare in Nutziland) is an American animated anti-Nazi propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions, created in 1942 and released on January 1, 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon, which features Donald Duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in Nazi Germany, was made in an effort to sell war bonds and is an example of American propaganda during World War II.[4] The film was directed by Jack Kinney and written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer.[5] Spike Jones released a version of Oliver Wallace's theme for the short before the film was released.
Der Fuehrer's Face won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at the 15th Academy Awards.[6][7] It is the only Donald Duck film to receive the honor, although eight other films have also been nominated.[8] In 1994, it was voted Number 22 of "the 50 Greatest Cartoons" of all time by members of the animation field.[9] However, because of the propagandistic nature of the short and the depiction of Donald Duck as a Nazi (albeit a deeply reluctant one), Disney kept the film out of general circulation after its original release. Its first home release came in 2004 with the release of the third wave of the Walt Disney Treasures DVD sets.
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- ^ "New U.S. War Songs". LIFE. Vol. 13, no. 18. 2 November 1942. p. 44. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ Blitz, Marcia (1979). Donald Duck. New York: Harmony Books. p. 133. ISBN 0-517-52961-0.
- ^ "Der Fuehrer's Face". Bcdb.com. 2012-12-16. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013.
- ^ "The 15th Academy Awards | 1943". Oscars.org. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Biographies of 10 Classic Disney Characters". Disney D23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03.
- ^ "Jack Hannah". D23. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. Turner Publishing. ISBN 978-1878685490.