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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Disney
EAN: 9780788850707
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0788850709
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 18, 2004
Running Time: 210 minutes
Sales Rank: 13994
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 07, 1943
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
When the United States entered World War II, Disney Studios was put to work by the government to produce these thirty-two training and propaganda films.
Genre: Animation
Rating: G
Release Date: 18-MAY-2004
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
World War II transformed the Disney Studio. Although nearly one-third of the artists had been drafted, production quintupled, up to 95% of it for military and government uses. Some of the films included in On the Front Lines have not been seen since their initial release; others were never shown to the general public. Anticipating the importance of animated training films, Disney produced the studio's first educational film, 'Four Methods of Flush Riveting' (1941), using limited animation to train riveters at Lockheed. Decades later, 'Four Methods' and the excerpts from military training films remain models of how to present information clearly and concisely.
Many of the wartime entertainment shorts are largely propaganda. Donald's nightmare of working on a Nazi assembly line in 'Der Fuehrer's Face' is still hilarious slapstick. The grimmer 'Education for Death' and 'Chicken Little' have aged less gracefully. Disney's oddest wartime project was Victory Through Air Power (1943), a live action/animation feature based on Major Alex de Seversky's controversial book that called for the adoption of long-range bombers. By the time it was finished, air power was a reality.
Front Lines also includes several health films made for the Office of Inter-American Affairs, and bond-buying shorts for Canada that reuse animation from Snow White and 'Three Little Pigs.' This collection of genuine rarities is a must-have for anyone interested in the history of animation, the Disney Studio, or America during WWII. (Rated G, suitable for ages 10 and older: violence, ethnic stereotypes, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Excellent DVD collection
Being a WWII history buff, I found these shorts very entertaining and informational. I look forward to showing these at my Senior Center so that the people who lived and served during this era be given the opportunity to look back at their younger years.
Rating: - Disney at War
I love cartoons and I love them when they are put at work for a good cause. I have had the chance to see some of the Disney products to support the war's effort during the Second World War but I was unable to buy them. So, I have waited during many years and now, surprise, they are on sale on a DVD. If you like the style of Walt Disney cartoons, it is really a good one with great imagination. Donnald Duck in the Fuhrer's Face as a German, Pluto as a mascot, the seven dwarfs working to promote Canadian ... Read More
Rating:  - World War Animations
Some of the animations I saw on Saturday mornings, growing up in the '50s and '60s. Most of them are not politically correct for today's kids, which is sad. The overall impact of the collection serves to demonstrate how totally committed both our citizens and armed forces were to winning the war. The videos are a good balance of propaganda and often boring training films. The narration at the beginning of each section is interesting, helps to set the mood. The whole thing is very well done.
Rating: - This is what the Disney Treasures Collection was made for!
In the early 1940s, when the United States joined a second World War against the forces of evil, it was important that all Americans did their part. Walt Disney was no exception, and he and his artists took on the task fearlessly! This significant entry into the Walt Disney Treasures Collection limited-edition DVD line compiles the Disney Studios' war-themed animated shorts from that era along with the feature film "Victory Through Air Power," which is accompanied by some great interviews, galleries, and ... Read More
Rating: - Great for History-Minded Children, as long as you keep talking about it!
My two boys (ages 6 and 11) love these DVDs, and viewing them have generated many discussions about the war, racism, propaganda, health, hygene, food supply and revisionist history. Yes, many of the characters (especially the Japanese) are depicted in extraordinarily racist ways, and that has led us to more discussion about why they did that and why they don't do that now. Watching these cartoons has been a real education! My youngest now washes his hands regularly thanks to "Cleanliness Brings Health!" ... Read More
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