It was directed by jack kinney and released on january 1, 1943 as an antinazi propaganda film for the american war effort. Propaganda film, comedy, satire, cartoon, animation. Disney released its animated film starring donald duck with the song in february 1943, along with the sheet music. Oscarwinning donald duck short about nazi germany taken off. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The short film defense against invasion 1943 is available for free download. An instant hit on wartime radio broadcasts, it was written by walt disney studios composer oliver wallace. The purpose of this video was to display antinazi propaganda for the american war effort in wwii and was supported by the united states government. It was directed by jack kinney and released on january 1, 1943, as an antinazi propaganda movie for the american war effort.
There are also pure propaganda films, like in the fuhrers face, which demonstrate the. At least two other nominees from the same year can be found at the internet archive. The film won the 1943 academy award for best animated short film and was the only donald duck cartoon to win an oscar. To this all i can say is, i hope we can all agree that. In 1994, the film was voted number 22 of the 50 greatest cartoons of all time by members of the animation industry. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in bb major transposable. Donald duck cartoon fuehrers face and lucky number. Followed by the spirit of 43 from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Donald duck, not living in the region by choice, struggles to make do with disgusting nazi food rations and then with his day of toil at a nazi artillery factory. Then, a year later, came the spirit of 43, which features donald duck helping americans to. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
A german oompah bandcomposed of axis leaders joseph. Most of the copies of this film are jumpy, but this one is the best copy out there. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Originally called donald duck in nutzi land, it was retitled when the theme song became a hit.
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. Donald duck, not living in the region by choice, struggles to make do with disgusting nazi. Then, a year later, came the spirit of 43, which features donald duck helping americans to understand why they need to pay their taxes. Fuehrers face world war ii songs wwii old time radio. The cartoon had donald duck in a nightmare working in munitions plant, eating stale bread, and dunking a coffee bean into water once to conserve. 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. Aug 09, 2017 the goal is to make the nazis look ridiculous and harmless, to strip away their menace while making the viewer appreciate their own freedoms. I say interesting because it s hard to call it a great cartoon, by today s standards. Normally, i do not do short film on this blog, but because of the rich treasure of classic short films available at the internet archive, i have decided that october is short film month. After a nervous breakdown, donald awakens to find that his experience was in fact a nightmare. Between 1941 and 1945, during world war ii, walt disney was involved in the production of. We want to know what you think, too feel free to share your own opinion we do want to hear from you.
Walt disneys world war ii propaganda production wikipedia. In the cartoon, donald duck has a nightmare that he lives in germany slaving under the nazi regime. First recorded in late 1942 by the popular satirical music group spike jones and his city. Music notes for pianovocalguitar chords only sheet music by. Their tendency to only want to show the good parts of history along with their frequent conflicts with historians about their desire to do this are both chronicled in. Donald has a nightmare that he is living in nazi germany, envisioning bayonet discipline, starvation, hard work on the munitions assembly line, and heiling hitler. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Oscarwinning donald duck short about nazi germany taken.
Originally called donald duck in nutzi land, it was retitled when the theme. I say interesting because its hard to call it a great cartoon, by todays standards. Donald duck has a nightmare that he lives in germany slaving under the nazi regime. Also seen in the photo in the bottom middle shelf with the seven little oscars on the stairs, is the special oscar given to walt disney in recognition of snow white and. You have to activate the subtitle first donald duck working in an amunition factory nazideutschland. The cartoon had donald duck in a nightmare working in munitions plant, eating stale bread, and dunking a coffee bean into water once to conserve the taste all the while giving continuous heil hitler salutes. It was the only donald duck movie ever to receive an oscar. Disney, even though its leader hated jews, seemed to hate anything that was anticapitalist even more. Disneys oddest wartime project was victory through air power 1943, a live actionanimation. The film won the 1943 academy award for animated short film, and was the only donald duck cartoon to win an oscar. The film won the 1943 academy award for animated short film. It was the only donald duck film to receive the honor, although eight other films were also nominated. Fuehrers face world war ii songs old time radio downloads. Below are comments about this cartoon submitted by people who have seen this show.
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