The Tortoise and the Hare

Name: The Tortoise and the Hare
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1935-01-05
Duration: 9 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Eddie Holden, Ned Norton, Pinto Colvig, Marcellite Garner, Dorothy Compton

1935·Animation·9m

6.9

★

The Tortoise and the Hare is an animated short film released on January 5, 1935 by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jackson. Based on an Aesop's fable of the same name, The Tortoise and the Hare won the 1934 Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons. This cartoon is also believed to be one of the influences for Bugs Bunny.

Directed by Wilfred Jackson

fable

foot race

tortoise

aesop's fables

moral

popular fable

short film

anthropomorphic animal

overconfident

IMDB

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Where to Watch

Cast

Pinto Colvig

Starter (voice) (uncredited)

Marcellite Garner

Miss Cottontail Girl (voice) (uncredited)

Beatrice Hagen

Girl Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Wilfred Jackson

Director

Walt Disney

Producer

Joe Grant

Characters

William Cottrell

Storyboard

Frank Churchill

Music

Hamilton Luske

Animation

Les Clark

Animation

Dick Huemer

Animation

Dick Lundy

Animation

Eric Larson

Animation Production Assistant

Aesop

Original Story

Popular Reviews

90 reviews

The_watcher

5.0★ · 07/07/26

Really fell short compared to the rest of the silly symphonies, and was made purely for kids with almost no artistic value.

Constança

6.0★ · 02/22/26

A moral é muito bonita e a animação também, mas alguém pode me explicar porque uma lebre claramente adulta está a flertar com coelhas que são claramente crianças??😧

Maire

5.0★ · 01/27/26

Slow and steady wins the race

caitlin

7.0★ · 12/24/25

that hare seems a bit paedophilic mind

DomiPRO

3.0★ · 07/11/25

Disney #21

We just hate individuals like Max.

Disney #21

We just hate individuals like Max.