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Reitherman began working for Disney in 1934, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts, including The Band Concert, Music Land, and Elmer Elephant and in all, Reitherman worked on various Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Slave in the Magic Mirror) to The Fox and the Hound (co-producer). He did the climatic dinosaur fight in Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in Fantasia, the Headless Horseman chase in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" section in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, the Crocodile in Peter Pan, and Maleficent as a dragon in Sleeping Beauty (the former three he animated and the latter he directed). Beginning with 1961's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, "Woolie", as he was called by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He also served as a producer and sequence director, and starred as himself in the 1941 feature film The Reluctant Dragon. All three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard and Robert — provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in The Jungle Book, Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, and Wart in The Sword in the Stone. Reitherman directed several Disney animated feature films including, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967), The Aristocats (1970),Robin Hood (1973) and The Rescuers (1977). He is also known for reusing animation in movies directed by him. According to Floyd Norman, this was just one of his trademarks, and had nothing to do with time or cost savings: "Woolie was our director on The Jungle Book. Reuse was just Woolie’s thing. He never did it to save money. I really don’t think the “Old Guard” ever had any interest in saving money. I was never a big fan of reuse, but it wasn’t my place to tell these old guys what to do. One final thought. It never seemed to bother Walt, and I never heard him complain about reuse."

The Fox and the Hound ( 1981) | IMDb: 7.2

Adventure , Animation , Drama , Family

When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!

Starring:

Mickey Rooney , Kurt Russell , Pearl Bailey , Jack Albertson , Sandy Duncan , Jeanette Nolan

Directed by:

Richard Rich , Guy Vasilovich , Art Stevens

Produced by:

Wolfgang Reitherman , Edward Hansen , Don A. Duckwall

The Rescuers ( 1977) | IMDb: 6.9

Adventure , Animation , Family , Fantasy

Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.

Starring:

Bob Newhart , Eva Gabor , Geraldine Page , Joe Flynn , Jeanette Nolan , Pat Buttram

Directed by:

Art Stevens , John Lounsbery , Wolfgang Reitherman

Produced by:

Wolfgang Reitherman , Ron Miller

Robin Hood ( 1973) | IMDb: 7.5

Adventure , Animation , Family

With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.

Starring:

Brian Bedford , Phil Harris , Andy Devine , Monica Evans , Peter Ustinov , Terry-Thomas

Directed by:

Joe Hale , Ed Templer Jr. , Basil Davidovich

Produced by:

Don A. Duckwall , Wolfgang Reitherman

The Aristocats ( 1970) | IMDb: 7.1

Adventure , Animation , Comedy , Family

When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat and his jazz-playing alley cats come to the aristocats’ rescue.

Starring:

Phil Harris , Eva Gabor , Sterling Holloway , Scatman Crothers , Paul Winchell , Lord Tim Hudson

Directed by:

Sylvia Roemer , Wolfgang Reitherman

Produced by:

Winston Hibler , Wolfgang Reitherman

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