The World History of Animation: Key Films
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This list is from Stephen Cavalier's book The World History of Animation (2011).
The book starts with an introduction and brief histories of world animation, with a list of key films for each continent. The rest of the book is a chronological time line of films, with information about each film as well as biographies and explanations of animation techniques.
This is a list of the key films at the beginning of the book.
See also:
IMDb list (with a list of films missing from IMDb)
Time Line (iCM list)
1-27: North American
28-49: Western European
50-66: Russian and Eastern European
67-90: Asian
91-115: Nordic
116-133: Australian and New Zealand
134-158: Latin American
159-168: African
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Gertie the Dinosaur
1914, in 6 top lists Check -
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Steamboat Willie
1928, in 3 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937, in 25 top lists Check -
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Pinocchio
1940, in 15 top lists Check -
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Fantasia
1940, in 20 top lists Check -
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Dumbo
1941, in 9 top lists Check -
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Superman
1941, in 1 top list Check -
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Bambi
1942, in 13 top lists Check -
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Red Hot Riding Hood
1943, in 5 top lists Check -
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Gerald McBoing-Boing
1950, in 4 top lists Check -
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Neighbours
1952, in 5 top lists Check -
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Duck Amuck
1953, in 11 top lists Check -
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Moonbird
1959, in 2 top lists Check -
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Jungle Book
1967, in 11 top lists Check -
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En marchant
1968 — a.k.a. Walking, in 0 top lists Check -
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Little Mermaid
1989, in 8 top lists Check -
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Beauty and the Beast
1991, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993, in 16 top lists Check -
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Toy Story
1995, in 25 top lists Check -
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Shrek
2001, in 14 top lists Check -
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Up
2009, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Princess and the Frog
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009, in 9 top lists Check -
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Toy Story 3
2010, in 16 top lists Check -
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Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check -
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Fantasmagorie
1908 — a.k.a. A Fantasy, in 2 top lists Check -
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Ballet mécanique
1924, in 7 top lists Check -
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Symphonie diagonale
1924 — a.k.a. Symphonie diaganale, in 3 top lists Check -
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Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Prince Achmed, in 13 top lists Check -
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Une nuit sur le mont chauve
1938 — a.k.a. A Night on Bald Mountain, in 1 top list Check -
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Komposition in Blau
1935 — a.k.a. Composition in Blue, in 1 top list Check -
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Garbancito de la Mancha
1945 — a.k.a. The Enchanted Sword, in 0 top lists Check -
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I fratelli Dinamite
1949 — a.k.a. The Dynamite Brothers, in 1 top list Check -
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La rosa di Bagdad
1949 — a.k.a. The Singing Princess, in 0 top lists Check -
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Animal Farm
1954, in 2 top lists Check -
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Yellow Submarine
1968, in 8 top lists Check -
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La planète sauvage
1973 — a.k.a. Fantastic Planet, in 10 top lists Check -
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Allegro non troppo
1976, in 3 top lists Check -
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Le roi et l'oiseau
1980 — a.k.a. The King and the Mockingbird, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Snowman
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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A Close Shave
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kirikou et la sorcière
1998 — a.k.a. Kirikou and the Sorceress, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les triplettes de Belleville
2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check -
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Persepolis
2007, in 9 top lists Check -
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Logorama
2009, in 0 top lists Check -
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L'illusionniste
2010 — a.k.a. The Illusionist, in 3 top lists Check -
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Mest kinematograficheskogo operatora
1912 — a.k.a. The Cameraman's Revenge, in 5 top lists Check
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