Seal Island (1948)
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- Approved
- 27min
- Documentary, Short
- 04 May 1949 (USA)
- Short
The first of the True-Life Adventure featurettes. Fur seals arrive on the Pribilof Islands for the purpose of mating. The older seals are known as bulls and have "harems" of females which they protect very seriously. The younger male seals...
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Winston Hibler | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Directed by
| James Algar | ||
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Oliver Wallace | ||
Cinematography by
| Alfred Milotte | ... | (photographed by) (as Alfred G. Milotte) |
Editing by
| Anthony Gerard | ||
Production Management
| Ben Sharpsteen | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Erwin L. Verity | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| C.O. Slyfield | ... | sound director |
| Mike DeBonis | ... | audio description narrator (uncredited) |
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
| James MacDonald | ... | sound effects (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Robert Cormack | ... | animator |
| Ralph Hulett | ... | animator |
| George Rowley | ... | animator |
Music Department
| Frederick Stark | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Walt Disney | ... | presenter |
| Jack Jungmeyer | ... | researcher |
| Elma Milotte | ... | researcher |
| Leo Thiele | ... | researcher |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1948) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1949) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sascha Filmverleih (1952) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (special permission)
Storyline
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The first of the True-Life Adventure featurettes. Fur seals arrive on the Pribilof Islands for the purpose of mating. The older seals are known as bulls and have "harems" of females which they protect very seriously. The younger male seals get together, train themselves to fight, and then help each other overthrow the bulls to become the new masters of the harems. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | First installment of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries produced by Walt Disney. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975). See more » |