Water Birds (1952)
Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue wilderness of the vast oceans, to experience the beauty and variety of their majestic birds, each perfectly designed for its habitat. It won the Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.
- Date of release
- 1952-06-26
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, Family
- Director
- Ben Sharpsteen
- Collection
- True-Life Adventures Collection
Casting
- Winston Hibler — Narrator
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Water Birds is a 1952 American short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. In 1953, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel) at the 25th Academy Awards. The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries. It was shot in Technicolor by more than a dozen camera operators and was created in cooperation with the National Audubon Society and the Denver Museum of Natural History.
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