White Wilderness

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White Wilderness is a 1958 Walt Disney nature documentary film, directed by James Algar, that explores Arctic wildlife and is infamous for its staged lemming migration scenes.

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White Wilderness canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf documentary film ⓘ
film ⓘ
nature documentary film ⓘ
associatedWithBrand Disney ⓘ
awardYear 1959 ⓘ
basedOn original wildlife footage ⓘ
cinematographyBy Hugh A. Wilmar ⓘ
James R. Simon ⓘ
Lloyd Beebe ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director James Algar ⓘ
distributedInFormat theatrical release ⓘ
distributor Buena Vista Distribution ⓘ
editor Norman R. Palmer ⓘ
era 1950s American cinema ⓘ
features caribou ⓘ
lemmings ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ
walruses ⓘ
filmedPartlyIn Alberta, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Alberta
genre documentary ⓘ
nature documentary ⓘ
hasControversy animal cruelty allegations ⓘ
fabrication of wildlife behavior ⓘ
hasHomeMediaRelease yes ⓘ
hasMythImpact popularization of lemming suicide misconception ⓘ
homeMediaFormat DVD ⓘ
VHS ⓘ
medium color film ⓘ
musicBy Oliver Wallace ⓘ
narrator Winston Hibler ⓘ
notableFor staged lemming migration scenes ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfSeries True-Life Adventures ⓘ
portrays lemming mass suicide myth ⓘ
producer Walt Disney ⓘ
productionCompany Walt Disney Productions ⓘ
releaseDate 1958-08-12 ⓘ
releaseYear 1958 ⓘ
runningTime 72 minutes ⓘ
setting Arctic ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region
soundMix Mono ⓘ
subject Arctic wildlife ⓘ
targetAudience family ⓘ
wonAward Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature ⓘ

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James Algar → notableWork → White Wilderness ⓘ
True-Life Adventures series → notableWork → White Wilderness ⓘ