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About 1953 animated fantasy-adventure film by Disney
Genres fantasy, musical, children's
Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
Written by Bill Peet, Winston Hibler, Ralph Wright, Ted Sears
Music Sammy Cahn, Frank Churchill
Runtime 76 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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