Der Fuehrer's Face (1943)
January 1, 1943Release Date
Der Fuehrer's Face (1943)
January 1, 1943Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Clarence Nash
Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Nazi (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig
Nazis
Dick Huemer
Writer
Charles Judels
Nazis
Les Clark
Animation
Andy Engman
Layout
Bob Carlson
Animation
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1943
StatusReleased
Running Time8m
Content RatingNR
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Der Fuehrer's Face (originally titled A Nightmare in Nutziland or Donald Duck in Nutziland) is a 1943 American animated anti-Nazi propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions, created in 1942 and released on January 1, 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon, which features Donald Duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in Nazi Germany, was made in an effort to sell war bonds and is an example of American propaganda during World War II. The film was directed by Jack Kinney and written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer. Spike Jones released a version of Oliver Wallace's theme for the short before the film was released.
Der Fuehrer's Face won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at the 15th Academy Awards. It is the only Donald Duck film to receive the honor, although eight other films have also been nominated. In 1994, it was voted Number 22 of "the 50 Greatest Cartoons" of all time by members of the animation field. However, because of the propagandistic nature of the short and the depiction of Donald Duck as a Nazi (albeit a deeply reluctant one), Disney kept the film out of general circulation after its original release. Its first home release came in 2004 with the release of the third wave of the Walt Disney Treasures DVD sets.