''The Tale of the Fox'' (french: Le Roman de Renard, nl, Van den vos Reynaerde, german: Reinecke Fuchs) was stop-motion animation pioneer

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's first fully animated

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. The film is based on the tales of Renard the Fox. Although the animation was finished in

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after an 18-month period (1929–1930), there were major problems with adding a soundtrack to the film. Finally, funding was given for a German soundtrack by the UFA—

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had written a classic version of the Renard legend—and this version had its premiere in

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in April 1937. Released eight months before

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's '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', it is the world's sixth-ever

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(and the third surviving animated film, as well as the second to use puppet animation, following ''

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'' from the

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). The film was released in

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with a French language soundtrack in 1941; this is the version which is currently available on

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Plot

In the kingdom of animals, the fox Renard is used to tricking and fooling everyone. Consequently, the King (a lion) receives more and more complaints. Finally, he orders Renard to be arrested and brought before the throne.

Voice cast

* Claude Dauphin as Monkey. * Romain Bouquet as Fox. * Laine as Lion. * Sylvain Itkine as Wolf. * Léon Larive as Bear. * Robert Seller as Cock. * Eddy Debray as Badger. * Nicolas Amato as Cat. * Pons as Donkey. *

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as Rabbit. * Suzy Dornac as Fox Cub. * Jaime Plama as Cat. (singing voice)

References

* Moritz, William (1992)
"Resistance and Subversion in Animated Films of the Nazi Era: the Case of Hans Fischerkoesen"
''Animation Journal''.

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Voice cast

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