''The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures'' is a 1975 American compilation documentary film produced by

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, directed by

James Algar James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born in Modesto, California ...

and released by

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on October 8, 1975. The film is composed of highlights from the

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winning ''

True-Life Adventures ''True-Life Adventures'' is a series of short and full-length nature documentary films released by Walt Disney Productions between the years 1948 and 1960. The first seven films released were thirty-minute shorts, with the subsequent seven films ...

'' series of 13 feature length and short subject

nature documentary A nature documentary or wildlife documentary is a genre of documentary film or series about animals, plants, or other non-human living creatures, usually concentrating on video taken in their natural habitat but also often including footage of tr ...

films produced between 1948 and 1960.

Synopsis

The film opens with a salute to

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

, a pioneer of nature films and animal lover, followed by a compilation of excerpted segments from the ''True-Life Adventures'' film series showcasing animals of all kinds depicted in dramatic, fascinating moments of habitats from the American prairie to the

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, to

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

, the

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and to the

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Featured documentary films

*'' Seal Island'' (1948) *''

In Beaver Valley ''In Beaver Valley'' is a 1950 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the '' True-Life Adventures'' series of nature documentaries. It won an Oscar in 1951 for Best Short Subjec ...

'' (1950) *''

Nature's Half Acre ''Nature's Half Acre'' is a 1951 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. In 1952, it won an Oscar at the 24th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the ''True-Life Adv ...

'' (1951) *''

The Olympic Elk ''The Olympic Elk'' is a 1952 American short documentary film directed by James Algar and produced by Walt Disney as part of the '' True-Life Adventures'' series of nature documentaries. Summary A photographic study of the Olympic elk which abo ...

'' (1952) *''

Water Birds A water bird, alternatively waterbird or aquatic bird, is a bird that lives on or around water. In some definitions, the term ''water bird'' is especially applied to birds in freshwater ecosystems, although others make no distinction from seabi ...

'' (1952) *'' Bear Country'' (1953) *''

Prowlers of the Everglades ''Prowlers of the Everglades'' is a 1953 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. The film was produced by Ben Sharpsteen as part of the '' True-Life Adventures'' series of nature documentaries. It was shot in Technicolor Tech ...

'' (1953) *''

The Living Desert ''The Living Desert'' is a 1953 American nature documentary film that shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the Southwestern United States. The film was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt (uncredited) and T ...

'' (1953) *''

The Vanishing Prairie ''The Vanishing Prairie'' is a 1954 American documentary film directed by James Algar and released by Walt Disney Productions. The theme music was given a set of lyrics by Hazel "Gil" George. It was rechristened as "Pioneer's Prayer" in '' Wes ...

'' (1954) *''

The African Lion ''The African Lion'' is a 1955 American documentary film directed by James Algar. It was released by Walt Disney Productions as part of its '' True-Life Adventures'' series. The film, which was shot over a 30-month period in Kenya, Tanganyika and ...

'' (1955) *''

Secrets of Life ''Secrets of Life'' is a 1956 American documentary film written and directed by James Algar. The documentary follows the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. The documentary was released on No ...

'' (1956) *'' White Wilderness'' (1958) *''

Jungle Cat The jungle cat (''Felis chaus''), also called reed cat, swamp cat and jungle lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East, the Caucasus, South and Southeast Asia and southern China. It inhabits foremost wetlands like swamps, littora ...

'' (1960)

Home media

''The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures'' was released only on VHS in the

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in the 1980s. To date, it has never been released on any physical format in the United States by

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. The film is available as a digital download on

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and

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.''The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures''
on iTunes

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures 1975 documentary films 1975 films Compilation films Walt Disney Pictures films Disney documentary films Documentary films about nature Films about animals Films directed by James Algar Films produced by James Algar Films produced by Ben Sharpsteen Films scored by Buddy Baker (composer) Films scored by Oliver Wallace Films scored by Paul Smith (film and television composer) Films with screenplays by Winston Hibler 1970s English-language films 1970s American films

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Featured documentary films

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