Seal Island (film)
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| Seal Island | |
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 Film poster for Seal Island | |
| Directed by | James Algar |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Narrated by | Winston Hibler |
| Cinematography | Alfred Milotte |
| Edited by | Anthony Gerard |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Seal Island is a 1948 American documentary film directed by James Algar. Produced by Walt Disney, it was the first installment of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries. It won an Oscar in 1949 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).[1][2]
- Winston Hibler as Narrator
Production
In 1947, Walt Disney contracted with Alfred and Elma Milotte to shoot documentary footage of the wildlife and culture of Alaska. Disney did not see the theatrical value in the footage of human activity in Alaska, but he was intrigued with footage that the Milottes shot of the seal population at the Pribilof Islands. Disney himself coined the title Seal Island for the film, and planned it as the first in a new series of nature documentaries called True-Life Adventures.[3]
The Milottes shot more than 100,000 feet of film and spent over a year filming the seals. The total production cost Disney a little over $100,000.[4]