List of animated feature films of the 1950s

A list of animated feature films released in the 1950s.

Title Country Director Studio Animation technique Notes Release date
1950
Cinderella United States Clyde Geronimi,
Hamilton Luske,
Wilfred Jackson
Walt Disney Productions Traditional February 15, 1950 (1950-02-15)
Always Happy
Immer wieder Glück
West Germany Ferdinand Diehl Stop motion October 1, 1950 (1950-10-01)
Johnny the Giant Killer
Jeannot l'intrépide
France Jean Image Traditional December 13, 1950 (1950-12-13)
Once Upon A Time
Érase una vez
Spain Alexandre Cirici-Pellicer Traditional December 18, 1950 (1950-12-18)
1951
Prince Bayaya
Bajaja
Czechoslovakia Jiří Trnka Stop motion January 26, 1951 (1951-01-26)
Alice in Wonderland United States Clyde Geronimi,
Wilfred Jackson,
Hamilton Luske
Walt Disney Productions Traditional July 26, 1951 (1951-07-26)
The Night Before Christmas
Noch pered Rozhdestvom
Soviet Union Valentina Brumberg,
Zinaida Brumberg
Soyuzmultfilm Traditional December 31, 1951 (1951-12-31)
1952
The Snow Maiden
Snyegurochka
Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-Vano,
Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
Soyuzmultfilm Traditional February 2, 1952 (1952-02-02)
The Scarlet Flower
Alenkiy tsvetochek
Soviet Union Lev Atamanov Soyuzmultfilm Traditional June 6, 1952 (1952-06-06)
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
La Bergère et le Ramoneur
France Paul Grimault Traditional September 1952 (1952-09)
The Visions of Tay-Pi [es; fr]
Los Sueños de Tay-Pi
Spain José María Blay,
Franz Winterstein [sv]
Traditional December 22, 1952 (1952-12-22)
1953
Peter Pan United States Clyde Geronimi,
Wilfred Jackson,
Hamilton Luske
Walt Disney Productions Traditional February 5, 1953 (1953-02-05)
Tobias Knopp – Adventure of a Bachelor [de]
Tobias Knopp - Abenteuer eines Junggesellen
West Germany Gerhard Fieber [de] Traditional February 8, 1953 (1953-02-08)
The Treasure of Bird Island
Poklad Ptacího ostrova
Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman Stop motion March 27, 1953 (1953-03-27)
Old Czech Legends
Staré pověsti české
Czechoslovakia Jiří Trnka Stop motion April 8, 1953 (1953-04-08)
Dangerous When Wet United States Charles Walters M-G-M Cartoons Traditional animation/Live Action February 5, 1953 (1953-02-05)
Bonjour Paris [fr] France Jean Image Traditional October 30, 1953 (1953-10-30)
1954
Tsarevna the Frog
Tsarevna-Lyagushka
Soviet Union Mikhail Tsekhanovsky Soyuzmultfilm Traditional [1][2][3][4] January 1, 1954 (1954-01-01)
Amazon Symphony
Sinfonia Amazônica
Brazil Anelio Latini Traditional First Brazilian animated feature. January 13, 1954 (1954-01-13)
The Good Soldier Schweik
Dobrý voják Švejk
Czechoslovakia Jiří Trnka Stop motion August 19, 1954 (1954-08-19)
Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy United States Michael Myerberg,
John Paul
RKO Radio Pictures Stop motion October 10, 1954 (1954-10-10)
Animal Farm United Kingdom
United States
John Halas,
Joy Batchelor
Halas and Batchelor Traditional First British animated feature December 22, 1954 (1954-12-22)
1955
Lady and the Tramp United States Clyde Geronimi,
Wilfred Jackson,
Hamilton Luske
Walt Disney Productions Traditional First animated feature to be presented in widescreen (CinemaScope) June 22, 1955 (1955-06-22)
The Enchanted Boy
Zakoldovanyy malchik
Soviet Union Vladimir Polkovnikov,
Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
Soyuzmultfilm Traditional September 16, 1955 (1955-09-16)
The Enchanted Village [fr]
Le Village enchanté
Canada Marcel Racicot,
Réal Racicot
Traditional First Canadian animated feature December 23, 1955 (1955-12-23)
1956
The Devil and Kate
Čert a Káča
Czechoslovakia Václav Bedřich Bratři v triku Traditional April 20, 1956 (1956-04-20)
Invitation to the Dance (film) United States Gene Kelly M-G-M Cartoons Traditional animation/Live Action May 22, 1956 (1956-05-22)
The Heavenly Creation
Nebesnoe sozdanie
Soviet Union Sergey Obraztsov,
Georgiy Natanson,
Grigoriy Lomidze
Soyuzmultfilm Stop Motion First Soviet full-length animated film made completely in stop-motion technology of animation[5][6] October 24, 1956 (1956-10-24)
The Twelve Months
12 mesyatsev
Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-Vano,
Mikhail Botov
Soyuzmultfilm Traditional December 31, 1956 (1956-12-31)
1957
The Big Fun Carnival United States Marc Daniels,
Shamus Culhane,
Hans Fischerkoesen,
Dave Fleischer,
John A. Haeseler,
George Pal
Traditional/Stop Motion A compilation film of old theatrical cartoons previously distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Originally planned as the first of twelve such features, only this first one was released.
January 20, 1957 (1957-01-20)
Hemo the Magnificent United States Frank Capra Traditional/Live action First animated feature made for TV March 20, 1957 (1957-03-20)
The Snow Queen
Snezhnaya koroleva
Soviet Union Lev Atamanov,
Nikolay Fyodorov
Soyuzmultfilm Traditional December 31, 1957 (1957-12-31)
1958
Beloved Beauty
Krasa nyenaglyadnaya
Soviet Union Vladimir Degtyaryov Soyuzmultfilm Stop motion 1958 (1958)
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
Vynález zkázy
Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman Stop motion/Live action 1958 (1958)
The Picchiatelli Italy Antonio Attanasi documentary about animation, show 2-d animation and stop-motion puppet 1958 (1958)
The Creation of the World [fr]
La création du monde
France
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Hofman Traditional April 4, 1958 (1958-04-04)
The White Snake Enchantress
Hakuja den
Japan Taiji Yabushita,
Kazuhiko Okabe
Toei Animation Traditional First anime feature to be in color and the first feature film produced by Toei Animation. October 22, 1958 (1958-10-22)
1959
Chuang Tapestry
一幅僮锦
China Qian Jagun Shanghai Animation Film Studio Traditional First Chinese animated feature to be produced as the People's Republic of China 1959 (1959)
Sleeping Beauty United States Clyde Geronimi,
Les Clark,
Eric Larson,
Wolfgang Reitherman
Walt Disney Productions Traditional First animated feature to be presented in Super Technirama 70 widescreen, Last Disney feature to use traditional inking. January 29, 1959 (1959-01-29)
Hyoutan suzume
ひょうたんすずめ
Japan Yokoyama Ryuichi Traditional February 10, 1959 (1959-02-10)
I Was a Satellite of the Sun
Ya byl sputnikom Solntsa [A]
Soviet Union Victor Morgenstern Soyuzmultfilm, Mosnauchfilm Traditional/Live action First Soviet feature film combining the traditional animation and live-action May 5, 1959 (1959-05-05)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sen noci svatojánské
Czechoslovakia Jiří Trnka Stop motion September 25, 1959 (1959-09-25)
1001 Arabian Nights United States Jack Kinney Columbia Pictures
UPA
Traditional December 1, 1959 (1959-12-01)
Magic Boy
Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke
Japan Akira Daikubara,
Taiji Yabushita
Toei Animation Traditional December 25, 1959 (1959-12-25)
The Adventures of Buratino
Priklyucheniya Buratino
Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-Vano,
Dmitriy Babichenko,
Mikhail Botov
Soyuzmultfilm Traditional Last drawn full-length animated film which entered the period of the Soviet social realism December 31, 1959 (1959-12-31)

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  1. ^ Я был спутником Солнца

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