List of animated feature films of the 1960s

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A list of animated feature films released in the 1960s.

Title Country Director Studio Animation technique Format Notes Release date Duration
1960
Alakazam the Great
西遊記 (Saiyūki)
 Japan
Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical The first animated feature release from American International Pictures, and the second anime feature film to have a theatrical release in the United States. August 14, 1960 88 minutes
Donald Duck and his Companions  United States Jack Cutting
Jack King
Dick Lundy
Walt Disney Productions Traditional Theatrical
Compilation film
Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts; originally released theatrically for overseas markets and never in the United States. 80 minutes
It Was I Who Drew the Little Man
Chelovechka narisoval ya
 Soviet Union Valentina Brumberg
Zinaida Brumberg
Soyuzmultfilm Traditional 56 minutes
1961
Cipollino
Chipollino
 Soviet Union Boris Dyozhkin Soyuzmultfilm Traditional [1][2][3][4]
 United States Charles August Nichols Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action Episode of Disneyland TV-series March 5, 1961
The Key
Ключ (Klyuch)
 Soviet Union Lev Atamanov Soyuzmultfilm Traditional 57 minutes

釈迦の生涯 (Shaka no Shōgai)
 Japan Noburō Ōfuji Traditional
One Hundred and One Dalmatians  United States Clyde Geronimi
Hamilton Luske
Wolfgang Reitherman
Walt Disney Productions Traditional Theatrical First animated feature to use the Xerography process, which replaces hand-inking. January 25, 1961 79 minutes
The Orphan Brother
安寿と厨子王丸 (Anju to zushio-maru)
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 19, 1961
 East Germany Stop motion First animated feature to be made in East Germany.
1962
Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad
アラビアンナイト・シンドバッドの冒険 (Arabian naito: Shindobaddo no bôken)
 Japan
Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical June 16, 1962 81 minutes

Banya
 Soviet Union Sergei Yutkevich Soyuzmultfilm Stop motion [5][6]
Gay Purr-ee  United States Abe Levitow UPA Traditional Theatrical UPA's second and final feature film. December 17, 1962 85 minutes
Heaven and Earth Magic  United States Harry Everett Smith Cutout Experimental film 66 minutes
Joseph and the Dreamer
בעל החלומות (Ba'al Hahalomot)
 Israel
Yoram Gross
Stop motion First animated feature to be made in Israel. 60 minutes
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol  United States Abe Levitow UPA Traditional Television special December 18, 1962 53 minutes
Otogi's Voyage Around the World
おとぎの世界旅行 (Otogi no Sekai Ryoko)
 Japan Traditional Theatrical August 25, 1962 76 minutes
The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea
Svinedrengen og prinsessen på ærten
 Denmark Bent Christensen
Traditional Theatrical
Anthology film
November 23, 1962 49 minutes
The Wild Swans
Дикие лебеди (Dikiye lebedi)
 Soviet Union Vera Tsekhanovskaya
Mikhail Tsekhanovsky
Soyuzmultfilm Traditional Theatrical The first Soviet full-length animated film released in widescreen. 1962 60 minutes
1963

Vnimaniye! V gorode volshebnik!
 Soviet Union Belarusfilm
Soyuzmultfilm
Stop motion/Live action [7][8]

Bolshoy fitil
 Soviet Union
Alexander Mitta
Vladimir Fetin
Vladimir Rapoport



Gorky Film Studio
Mosfilm
Lenfilm
Soyuzmultfilm
Traditional/Live action [9]
 Argentina Edgardo Togni Documentary
Doggie March
わんわん忠臣蔵 (Wanwan Chūshingura)
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 21, 1963 82 minutes
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
わんぱく王子の大蛇退治 (Wanpaku Ōji no Orochi Taiji)
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 24, 1963 86 minutes

孔雀公主 (Kongque gongzhu)
 China Stop motion
The Sword in the Stone  United States Wolfgang Reitherman Walt Disney Productions Traditional Theatrical Last Disney animated feature to be released in Walt Disney's lifetime. December 25, 1963 79 minutes
1964
Havoc in Heaven
大鬧天宮 (Dà nào tiān gōng)
 China Wan Laiming Shanghai Animation Film Studio Traditional Theatrical 114 minutes
The Heroic Sisters from the Grassland
草原英雄小姐妹 (Caoyuan Yingxiong Xiao Jiemei)
 China Traditional Theatrical
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!  United States Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Columbia Pictures
Hanna-Barbera Productions
Traditional Theatrical The first feature film by Hanna-Barbera and the first feature that is based on the animated television series. June 3, 1964 89 minutes
The Incredible Mr. Limpet  United States Arthur Lubin Warner Bros. Traditional/Live action Theatrical
Live-action animated film
March 28, 1964 99 minutes
 United Kingdom John Halas (animation)
Ralph Alswang (stage play)
Traditional/Live action Theatrical
Lefty
Levsha
 Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Vladimir Danilevich
Soyuzmultfilm Cutout Theatrical First Soviet full-length animated film in equipment of cutout. July 22, 1964 (1964-July-22) 42 minutes
Mary Poppins  United States Robert Stevenson Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action Theatrical
Live-action animated film
August 27, 1964 139 minutes
Mighty Atom: The Brave in Space
鉄腕アトム 宇宙の勇者 (Tetsuwan Atomu: Uchū no yūsha)
 Japan Rintaro
Yoshitake Suzuki
Eiichi Yamamoto
Mushi Production Traditional Theatrical
Compilation film
Film compiled from episodes 46 ("The Robot Spaceship"), 56 ("Earth Defense Army") and 71 ("The Last Day of Earth") of the animated television series that ran from January 1, 1963, until December 31, 1966, for a total of 193 episodes. July 26, 1964 87 minutes
Of Stars and Men  United States John Hubley Traditional Theatrical April 28, 1964 53 minutes
Return to Oz  United States F.R. Crawley

Rankin/Bass
Crawley Films
Traditional Television special February 9, 1964 51 minutes
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer  United States
 Canada
 Japan

Rankin/Bass
MOM Production
Dentsu
Stop motion Television special December 6, 1964 55 minutes

少年忍者風のフジ丸 謎のアラビヤ人形
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical
1965
Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs
The Adventures of the Smurfs
 Belgium
Maurice Rosy
Traditional Theatrical
Compilation film
1965 90 minutes
Donald Duck Goes West  United States Walt Disney Productions Traditional Theatrical
Compilation film
Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts; originally released theatrically for overseas markets and never in the United States until July 30, 1980. November 23, 1965 57 minutes
 United States
 Japan
Rankin/Bass
MOM Production
Stop motion Television special
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
ガリバーの宇宙旅行 (Garibā no Uchū Ryokō)
 Japan
Toei Animation Traditional March 20, 1965 80 minutes
The Man from Button Willow  United States Traditional/Live action Theatrical April 3, 1965 81 minutes
Pinocchio in Outer Space  Belgium
 United States
Ray Goossens Belvision Studios Traditional Theatrical December 22, 1965 71 minutes

少年忍者風のフジ丸 まぼろし魔術団
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional

少年忍者風のフジ丸 大猿退治
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional
Treasure Island Revisited
新宝島 (New Treasure Island)
 Japan Osamu Tezuka Mushi Production Traditional First anime television special; originally produced as an installment of the aborted animated anthology series Mushi Pro Land. January 3, 1965 52 minutes
West and Soda  Italy Bruno Bozzetto Traditional Theatrical October 1, 1965 86 minutes
Willy McBean and His Magic Machine  United States
 Canada
 Japan
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Videocraft International
MOM Production
Dentsu Motion Pictures
Stop motion Theatrical June 23, 1965 94 minutes
1966
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?  United States Alex Lovy Screen Gems
Hanna-Barbera Productions
Traditional Television special March 30, 1966 49 minutes
Alice of Wonderland in Paris  United States
 Czechoslovakia
Gene Deitch Rembrandt Films Traditional Theatrical
Anthology film
February 5, 1966 52 minutes
The Ballad of Smokey the Bear  United States
 Japan

Rankin/Bass
MOM Production
Stop motion Television special November 24, 1966 60 minutes
Cyborg 009
サイボーグゼロゼロナイン (Saibōgu Zero-Zero-Nain)
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 21, 1966 65 minutes
The Daydreamer  United States
 Japan
Jules Bass
Videocraft International
MOM Production
Stop motion/Live action Theatrical
Live-action animated film
June 1, 1966 101 minutes
The Dream Wizard
El mago de los sueños
 Spain Francisco Macián Estudios Macián Traditional Theatrical December 16, 1966 70 minutes
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!  United States Chuck JonesBen Washam Cat in the Hat Productions Sib Tower 12 Productions
MGM Television
Traditional Television special On the original airing of the special, it was sponsored by The Foundation for Full-Service Banks. December 18, 1966 25 minutes
Filippo the Cat: License to Record
Gatto Filippo: licenza di incidere
 Italy Pino Zac Studio D.V.3 <be /> Telecinema 21 Traditional Theatrical December 23, 1966 76 minutes
Go There, Don't Know Where
Поди туда, не знаю куда (Podi tuda, nye znayu kuda)
 Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Vladimir Danilevich
Soyuzmultfilm Cutout/Stop motion Theatrical First full-length animated film combining the stop-motion and cutout animation. 52 minutes
Jungle Emperor Leo
長編 ジャングル大帝 (Chōhen Jungle Taitei)
 Japan Eiichi Yamamoto Mushi Production Traditional Theatrical Alternate retelling of the plot of the animated television series Kimba the White Lion, compiling the first two minutes of the first episode ("Go, Child of Panja") with the remaining 73 minutes of original material. July 31, 1966 75 minutes
King of the World: The King Kong Show
世界の王者 キングコング大会 (Sekai no Ōja: Kingu Kongu Taikai)
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional Pilot of the animated television series The King Kong Show (1966–1969) dubbed into Japanese. December 31, 1966 56 minutes
The Man Called Flintstone  United States Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Columbia Pictures
Hanna-Barbera Productions
Traditional Theatrical The second feature by Hanna-Barbera. August 3, 1966 88 minutes
1967
Asterix the Gaul
Astérix le Gaulois
 France
 Belgium
Ray Goossens Belvision Studios
Dargaud Films
Les Productions René Goscinny
Athos Films
Ciné Vog Films
Traditional Theatrical First installment in the Asterix film series; Plot adapted from volume 1 of the comic book series. December 20, 1967 68 minutes
Band of Ninja
忍者武芸帳 (Ninja bugei-chō)
 Japan Nagisa Oshima Oshima Productions
Sozosha
Art Theatre Guild
Motion comic February 15, 1967 123 minutes
Cricket on the Hearth  United States
 Japan
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Jules Bass
Videocraft International
Television Corporation of Japan
Traditional Television special December 18, 1967 49 minutes
Cyborg 009: Monster Wars
サイボーグゼロゼロナイン 怪獣戦争 (Saibōgu Zero-Zero-Nain: Kaijū Sensō)
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 19, 1967 60 minutes
The Halas & Batchelor Ruddigore  United Kingdom Joy Batchelor Halas and Batchelor Traditional Theatrical 54 minutes
Heungbu and Nolbu
흥부와 놀부 (Heungbuwa Nolbu)
 South Korea Kang Tae-woong Eunyoung Film Co., Ltd. Stop motion Theatrical July 30, 1967 67 minutes

호피와 차돌바위 (Hopiwa Chadolbawi)
 South Korea Daeyeong Donghwa Film Studio
Joint Film Co., Ltd.
Kukdong Film Co., Ltd.
Traditional Theatrical August 15, 1967 70 minutes
Jack and the Beanstalk  United States Gene Kelly Hanna-Barbera Productions Traditional/Live action Television special
Live-action animated film
February 26, 1967 51 minutes
Jack and the Witch
少年ジャックと魔法使い (Shōnen Jakku to Mahōtsukai)
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical The tenth Toei Animation feature film overall. March 19, 1967 80 minutes
The Jungle Book  United States Wolfgang Reitherman Walt Disney Productions Traditional Theatrical The film was the last Disney animated feature film to be produced by Walt Disney due to his death in 1966. October 18, 1967 78 minutes
The Madcap Island
ひょっこりひょうたん島 (Hyokkori Hyōtanjima)
 Japan Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 21, 1967
Mad Monster Party?  United States
 Japan
Jules Bass
Videocraft International
MOM Production
Stop motion Theatrical March 8, 1967 95 minutes
Mr. and Mrs. Kabal's Theatre
Théâtre de M. et Mme. Kabal
 France Walerian Borowczyk Cutout/Traditional/Live action Theatrical December 6, 1967 (1967-12-06) 80 minutes
The Stolen Airship
Ukradená vzducholod
 Czechoslovakia Karel Zeman Stop motion / Cutout / Live action Theatrical 88 minutes
A Story of Hong Gil-dong
홍길동 (Hong Gil-dongjeon)
 South Korea Segi Trading Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical First Korean animated feature. January 21, 1967 70 minutes
The Wacky World of Mother Goose  United States
 Japan
Jules Bass
Videocraft International
Toei Animation
Traditional Theatrical The first animated theatrical feature September 27, 1967 81 minutes
1968
 West Germany Jan Lenica Cutout
Asterix and Cleopatra
Astérix et Cléopâtre
 Belgium
 France
René Goscinny
Lee Payant
Albert Uderzo
Belvision Studios
Dargaud Films
Les Productions René Goscinny
Traditional Theatrical Second installment in the Asterix film series; Plot adapted from volume 6 of the comic book series. December 19, 1968 72 minutes
The Golden Iron Man
황금철인 (Hwanggeum Cheol-in)
 South Korea Park Young-il Segi Trading Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical July 25, 1968 90 minutes
The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun
太陽の王子 ホルスの大冒険 (Taiyō no Ōji Horusu no Daibōken)
 Japan Isao Takahata Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical First anime feature directed by Isao Takahata. July 21, 1968 82 minutes
The Magic Bird
Putiferio va alla guerra (Putiferio Goes to War)
 Italy Roberto Gavioli Gamma Film
Rizzoli Film
Saba Cinematografica
Cineriz
Traditional Theatrical December 23, 1968 88 minutes
The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show  United States William Beaudine
Ward Kimball
Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts; originally first aired as the 11th episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color on its fifteenth season, and later released theatrically for overseas markets.
The Mouse on the Mayflower  United States
 Japan
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Jules Bass
Rankin/Bass
Toei Animation
Traditional Television special November 23, 1968 (1968-11-23) 45 minutes
Out of an Old Man's Head
I huvet på en gammal gubbe
 Sweden Per Åhlin (animation)
Tage Danielsson (live action)
Traditional/Live action Theatrical First Swedish animated feature. December 6, 1968 (1968-12-06) 77 minutes
Sun Wukong
손오공 (Son Ogong)
 South Korea Park Young-il Segi Trading Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical January 1, 1968 67 minutes
The SuperVips
Vip - Mio fratello superuomo
 Italy Bruno Bozzetto Traditional Theatrical October 31, 1968 82 minutes

九尾の狐と飛丸 (Kyubi no kitsune to Tobimaru)
 Japan Traditional Theatrical
The World of Hans Christian Andersen
アンデルセン物語 (Andersen monogatari)
 Japan Kimio Yabuki Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 19, 1968 80 minutes
Yellow Submarine  United Kingdom George Dunning
Dennis Abey (live action)
Apple Films
King Features Syndicate
Traditional/Live action Theatrical July 17, 1968 90 minutes
1969
A Boy Named Charlie Brown  United States Lee Mendelson
Bill Melendez
Charles M. Schulz
United Feature Syndicate
Mendelson/Melendez Productions
Cinema Center Films
National General Pictures
Traditional Theatrical First feature film in the Peanuts franchise, and the first to be distributed by National General Pictures. December 4, 1969 79 minutes
A Christmas Carol  Australia
 United States
Air Programs International Traditional Television special First Australian animated feature and the first American collaboration with another nation for an animated feature; later originally aired on December 13, 1970 as the third installment of the CBS anthology television series Famous Classic Tales (1970-1984).
Flying Phantom Ship
空飛ぶゆうれい船 (Soratobu Yūreisen)
 Japan Hiroshi Ikeda Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 20, 1969 60 minutes
General Hong Gil-dong
홍길동 장군 (Honggildong Janggun)
 South Korea Yongyusu Segi Trading Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical July 21, 1967 72 minutes
 [de]  West Germany Traditional Theatrical

Primer Festival de Mortadelo y Filemón, agencia de información
 Spain Traditional Theatrical First compilation film of the Spanish animated television series Mortadelo y Filemón (1966-1971), that ran for 23 6-minute installments and was based on the comic strip of the same title by Francisco Ibáñez.

Segundo Festival de Mortadelo y Filemón, agencia de información
 Spain Traditional Theatrical Second compilation film of the Spanish animated television series Mortadelo y Filemón (1966-1971), that ran for 23 6-minute installments and was based on the comic strip of the same title by Francisco Ibáñez.
Mystery-Bouffe
Мистерия-Буфф (Misteriya-Buff)
 Soviet Union Kievnauchfilm Live action/Cutout/Traditional Theatrical
Live-action animated film
First feature film combining at once three forms of pictorialism at cinema: cutout and traditional animation, and also live action.[10][11] 60 minutes
The Nonexistent Knight
Il Cavaliere inesistente
 Italy Pino Zac Traditional/Live-action
Cutout/Stop motion
Theatrical December 30, 1969 97 minutes
A Thousand and One Nights
千夜一夜物語 (Senya Ichiya Monogatari)
 Japan Eiichi Yamamoto
Osamu Tezuka
Mushi Production Traditional Theatrical First film in the anthology film series Animerama. June 14, 1969 128 minutes
Maruhi Gekiga, Ukiyoe Senichiya
(秘)劇画 浮世絵千一夜
 Japan Leo Nishimura Leo Production Traditional Theatrical First animated film to receive the R-18 in Japan. October 29, 1969 (1969-10-29) 70 minutes
Star of the Giants: The Bloody Finals
巨人の星 血ぞめの決勝戦 (Kyojin no Hoshi: Chizome no Kesshōusen)
 Japan TMS Entertainment Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from episodes 1 ("Mezase Eikou no Hoshi") and 33 ("Koushien no V Sign") of the anime television series, which aired from March 30, 1968, until September 18, 1971, for a total of 182 episodes. July 26, 1969 90 minutes
Star of the Giants: Go Go Hyūma
巨人の星 行け行け飛雄馬 (Kyojin no Hoshi: Ike Ike Hyūma)
 Japan TMS Entertainment Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from episodes 38 ("Namida no Sutoraiku") and 52 ("Eikou no Sebangou 16") of the anime television series, which aired from March 30, 1968, until September 18, 1971, for a total of 182 episodes. December 20, 1969 70 minutes

海底都市の出来るまで (Kaitei Toshi no Dekiru Made)
 Japan Eiichi Yamamoto Mushi Production Traditional Television special February 2, 1969
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun
Tintin et le temple du soleil
 France
 Belgium
  Switzerland
Belvision Studios Traditional Theatrical First Swiss animated feature. December 13, 1969 77 minutes

보물섬 (Bomulseom)
 South Korea Park Young-il Segi Trading Co., Ltd. Traditional Theatrical January 1, 1969
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
長靴をはいた猫 (Nagagutsu o Haita Neko)
 Japan Kimio Yabuki Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 18, 1969 82 minutes

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