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FILM DETAILS

Certificate U

Cast Edward Brophy Herman Bing Verna Felton Sterling Holloway

Directors Ben Sharpsteen Norman Ferguson

Screenwriters Joe Grant Dick Huemer

Running Time 64 minutes

Dumbo
Quite possibly Disney's finest film

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Plot
Dumbo, a circus elephant born with freakishly large ears, rises from miserable ugly ducklinghood to superstardom when it is discovered that he can fly. For a while, he believes his abilities come from a magic feather but eventually he learns that it’s down to his own inherent abilities.

Verdict
With its genuinely cute hero and appealing storyline, Dumbo's exactly right for younger children but not too milk-soppy for anyone over eight. Indispensible.


Reviewed by Kim Newman

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