Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

November 10, 1959 Theatrical Shorts

Studio
Walt Disney Studios
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures

Synopsis

A retelling of the Biblical story of Noah and the Ark with stop-motion animation.

Characters

Noah, Ham, Shem, Japheth, God, Noah's Wife, Ham's Wife, Shem's Wife, Japheth's Wife, Harry Hippo, Mrs. Hippo

Credits

Directing

Director
Bill Justice

Producing

Producer
Walt Disney

Writing

Writer
T. Hee

Animation

Animator
Xavier Atencio, Bill Justice

Voices

Voice
Jerome Courtland (Narrator), Paul Frees (Noah, God), Jeanne Gayle, James Macdonald, Thurl Ravenscroft (Shem, Ham, Japheth [uncredited])

Music

Music
George Bruns
Songs
Mel Leven

Crew

Backgrounds
Ralph Hulett
Character Movement
Bill Justice, Xavier Atencio
Styling
T. Hee, Xavier Atencio
Technical Assistants
Jim Love, E.J. Sekac

Production notes

Disney's first use of stop-motion animation.

Awards

Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Subject (Cartoon), 1960