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Bookmark this pageSong of the South (1946)
Director: Wilfred Jackson, Harve Foster
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From Time Out Film Guide
A plantation in the Old South: young Bobby Driscoll learns of life through the stories of former slave Uncle Remus (James Baskett). This rather mushy combination of animation and live-action remains one of Disney's most controversial efforts. It contains magical graphic work - notably the standout 'Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah' number - but racial stereotyping drew furious protests from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Hollywood's response? An honorary Oscar for Baskett.Author: TJ
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- Jolly said...
- Posted on Apr 25 2011 22:09 Disney's company so far has not released this film in the US on DVD of late, I think rightfully fearing a backlash of controversy over its depiction of Blacks in the south being very happy to be working on a plantation owned by Whites. i tend to agree with this outlook. But, that being said, I do think that this movie could be released on DVD with both a prologue and epilogue segment by respected educators commenting on the movie and its history in that era. It seems a sad thing when we, the people of this nation, cannot examine movies such as this with an open mind, given the time and circumstances that the movie was released, in 1946.
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Cast & crew
Director: Wilfred Jackson, Harve Foster
Producer: Perce Pearce
Cast: Ruth Warrick, James Baskett, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, Hattie McDaniel full cast
Genre(s): Children's
Duration: 94 mins
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