Bambi II
A gentle woodland tale of a small fawn learning to be brave, mixing soft warmth with a few tense scrapes.
Melancholic, warm · about coming-of-age and grief · animated
Bambi
A gentle, painterly woodland fable that drifts between playful wonder and sudden, quiet heartbreak.
About 1942 animated Disney film directed by David Hand
Genres drama, fantasy, musical, children's, coming-of-age
Directed by James Algar, David Hand, Bill Roberts, Samuel Armstrong, Norman Wright, Graham Heid
Written by Larry Morey, Percival C. Pearce
Music Frank Churchill, Edward H. Plumb
Runtime 69 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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