Donald in Mathmagic Land

Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)

"Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe."- Galileo (Hashir)

Disney used animation here to explain through this wonderful adventure of Donald how mathematics can be useful in our real life. Through this journey Donald shows us how mathematics are not just numbers and charts, but magical living things.

Date of release
1959-06-26
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (131)
Runtime
27m
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Family, Comedy
Director
Hamilton Luske, Les Clark, Wolfgang Reitherman, Joshua Meador

Casting

Interesting facts

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Donald in Mathmagic Land is an American live-action animated featurette produced by Walt Disney Productions and featuring Donald Duck. The short was directed by Hamilton Luske and was released on June 26, 1959. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary at the 32nd Academy Awards, and became a widely viewed educational film in American schools of the 1960s and beyond.

Production

The film was directed by Hamilton Luske. Contributors included Disney artists John Hench and Art Riley, voice talent Paul Frees, and scientific expert Heinz Haber, who had worked on the Disney space shows. It was released on a bill with Darby O'Gill and the Little People. In 1959, it was nominated for an Academy Award for (Best Documentary – Short Subjects).

The film was made available to schools and became one of the most popular educational films ever made by Disney. As Walt Disney himself explained: "The cartoon is a good medium to stimulate interest. We have recently explained mathematics in a film and in that way excited public interest in this very important subject."

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