| Title |
Country |
Director |
Studio |
Animation technique |
Notes |
Release Date
|
| 1940
|
| Pinocchio |
 United States |
|
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional |
Won 2 Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "When You Wish Upon A Star", and for Best Original Score.
|
February 7, 1940 (1940-02-07)
|
| Fantasia |
United States |
Various |
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional/live action |
First animated feature, and first feature film to be presented in stereophonic surround sound. Won 2 special Academy Awards.
|
November 13, 1940 (1940-11-13)
|
| 1941
|
Princess Iron Fan
Tie shan gong zhu |
 China |
Wan Guchan
Wan Laiming |
|
Traditional |
First Chinese animated feature, and the first animated feature from Asia.
|
January 1, 1941 (1941-01-01)
|
| The Reluctant Dragon |
United States |
Alfred Werker (live action)
Hamilton Luske (animation) |
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional/Live action |
Package film/Documentary
|
June 21, 1941 (1941-06-21)
|
| Dumbo |
United States |
Ben Sharpsteen |
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional |
|
October 23, 1941 (1941-10-23)
|
| Mr. Bug Goes to Town |
United States |
Dave Fleischer
Shamus Culhane |
Fleischer Studios |
Traditional |
Last animated feature made in the United States before the attack on Pearl Harbor, launching the United States into World War II.
|
December 5, 1941 (1941-12-05)
|
| 1942
|
|
 Chile |
|
|
Traditional |
Lost film, First animated feature to be made in Chile.
|
1942 (1942)
|
| Bambi |
United States |
David Hand |
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional |
|
August 9, 1942 (1942-08-09)
|
| Saludos Amigos |
United States |
Norman Ferguson
Wilfred Jackson
Jack Kinney
Hamilton Luske
|
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional/Live action |
Package film
|
August 24, 1942 (1942-08-24)
|
| 1943
|
| Victory Through Air Power |
United States |
|
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional |
Documentary
|
July 17, 1943 (1943-07-17)
|
| 1944
|
| The Three Caballeros |
United States |
Norman Ferguson |
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional/Live action |
Package film
|
December 21, 1944 (1944-12-21)
|
| 1945
|
Momotaro: Sacred Sailors
桃太郎 海の神兵 (Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei) |
 Japan |
Mitsuyo Seo |
|
Traditional |
First Japanese animated feature.
|
April 12, 1945 (1945-04-12)
|
The Enchanted Sword
Garbancito de La Mancha (Chickpea from La Mancha) |
 Spain |
Arturo Moreno |
|
Traditional |
First Spanish animated feature and the first animated feature film produced in color outside of the United States.
|
November 23, 1945 (1945-11-23)
|
| Handling Ships |
 United Kingdom |
John Halas |
|
Stop motion |
Instructional film, and the first British animated feature.
|
1945 (1945)
|
The Lost Letter
Propavshaya gramota |
 Soviet Union |
Zinaida Brumberg
Valentina Brumberg |
Soyuzmultfilm |
Traditional |
First traditional full-length animated film for USSR and Soyuzmultfilm studio
|
1945 (1945)
|
| 1946
|
| Make Mine Music |
United States |
Jack Kinney
Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske
Joshua Meador
Robert Cormack |
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional |
Package film, and the first American animated feature to be made after World War II.
|
April 20, 1946 (1946-04-20)
|
| Song of the South |
United States |
Wilfred Jackson |
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional/Live action |
|
November 12, 1946 (1946-11-12)
|
The Tinderbox
Fyrtøjet |
 Denmark |
Svend Methling |
|
Traditional |
First Danish animated feature.
|
May 16, 1946 (May 16, 1946)
|
| 1947
|
The Humpbacked Horse
Konyok-Gorbunok |
Soviet Union |
Ivan Ivanov-Vano |
Soyuzmultfilm |
Traditional |
|
January 10, 1947 (1947-01-10)
|
The Crab with the Golden Claws
Le crabe aux pinces d'or |
 Belgium |
|
|
Stop motion |
First Belgian animated feature.
|
January 11, 1947 (1947-01-11)
|
| Fun and Fancy Free |
United States |
Jack Kinney (animation)
(animation)
Hamilton Luske (animation)
William Morgan |
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional/Live action |
Package film
|
September 27, 1947 (1947-09-27)
|
The Czech Year
Spalicek |
 Czechoslovakia |
Jiří Trnka |
|
Stop motion |
First Czech animated feature.
|
December 13,1947 (December 13,1947)
|
| 1948
|
| Melody Time |
United States |
Jack Kinney
Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske
Wilfred Jackson |
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional/Live action |
Package film
|
May 27, 1948 (1948-05-27)
|
Happy Holidays
Alegres vacaciones |
Spain |
Arturo Moreno |
|
Traditional |
|
December 27, 1948 (1948-12-27)
|
|
United Kingdom |
John Halas |
|
Stop motion |
Instructional film
|
1948 (1948)
|
| 1949
|
The Emperor's Nightingale
Cisaruv slavík |
Czechoslovakia |
Jiří Trnka
|
|
Stop motion/Live action |
|
April 15, 1949 (1949-04-15)
|
| The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad |
United States |
Jack Kinney
Clyde Geronimi
James Algar |
Walt Disney Productions |
Traditional |
Package film
|
October 5, 1949 (1949-10-05)
|
The Singing Princess
La Rosa di Baghdad (The Rose of Baghdad) |
 Italy |
|
|
Traditional |
|
December 22, 1949 (1949-12-22)
|
|
Spain |
|
|
Stop motion |
|
December 26, 1949 (1949-12-26)
|
| Alice in Wonderland |
 France |
Dallas Bower |
|
Stop motion/Live action |
|
1949 (1949)
|
The Dynamite Brothers
I fratelli Dinamite |
Italy |
|
|
Traditional |
First Italian animated feature.
|
1949 (1949)
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