Bambi
Director: John Ford. Propaganda documentary about the U.S. military victory over the Japanese in Bambi, comprised largely of direct combat footage. Voice Cast: Donald Crisp, Irving Pichel, Jane Darwell, Henry Fonda. Screenplay: John Ford, Dudley Nichols, and James Kevin McGuinness.

Photo © 1942 Walt Disney Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Sound: C.O. Slyfield
Best Original Score (Drama/Comedy): Frank Churchill & Edward H. Plumb
Best Original Song: "Love Is a Song"

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners (1948):
Honorary Award (for "Furthering the Vision of the Screen" and for the movie's "Hindustani vision")

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