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Film · 1942 · Disney Classic (7 of 12)

Saludos Amigos

Directed by Jack Kinney and Hamilton Luske · starring Walt Disney

  • 42 min
  • U
  • Animation · Fantasy · Adventure
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 15 February 1943
  • 6.6 Users4 votes
  • 8.6 Critics2 reviews

Synopsis

The sixth animated feature film of the Disney factory was produced under the auspices of the Good Neighbor Policy of the former president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, with whom Walt Disney and several animators and artists from the animation studio left for South America to learn more about the culture and customs of several countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia or Chile. Throughout their trip, several short films will be narrated in which Donald Duck is shown visiting Lake Titicaca, a small plane called Pedro that must deliver by mail crossing the Andes between Santiago and Mendoza, the uses and customs of the gauchos of the Pampa in the hands of the gaucho Goofy and the exotic trip of the Donald Duck to Rio de Janeiro, where he will meet Joe Carioca, his Brazilian friend who will show him the rhythm of the samba touring Copacabana and Ipanema quarters. Nominated for three Academy Awards in 1943 and the first film of the so-called "Age of War and Postwar", in which Disney produced the so-called "film-package".

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The essentials

Runtime
42 min42 minutes
Budget
$300,000Walt Disney Animation Studios
Rating
UUniversal
How long is Saludos Amigos?
42 minutes (42 minutes).
When was Saludos Amigos released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 15 February 1943.
Who directed Saludos Amigos?
Jack Kinney and Hamilton Luske.
Where can I watch Saludos Amigos?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on Disney+.
Is it a sequel?
Yes: it follows The Three Caballeros.
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Reviews

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6.6 4 votes

What the critics say average 8.6 from 2

  • 8.6 TimeTime A good-neighborly, Technicolor whimsey that has made Walt Disney one of South America's favorite North Americans. Read
  • 8.5 New York TimesBosley Crowther In color, with topical music, it is a gay forty-minute potpourri. Read

The Disney Classic films

See them all
  1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937
  2. Pinocchio 1940
  3. Melody Time 1948
  4. Fantasia 1940
  5. Dumbo 1941
  6. Bambi 1942
  7. Saludos Amigos 1942 · this film
  8. The Three Caballeros 1944
  9. Make Mine Music 1946
  10. Fun & Fancy Free 1947
  11. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 1949
  12. Cinderella 1950

Soundtrack

All 4 songs
  1. Aquarela Do BrasilSung, Aloysio de Oliveira Spotify
  2. Tico Tico No FubáJosé Oliveira Spotify
  3. Saludos AmigosNed Washington, Charles Wolcott
  4. Escravos de Jó
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