The Ugly Duckling
A baby duckling is shunned by his family because he is different.
1939 | 9m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting |
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| Writer: | Hans Christian Andersen, Vernon Stallings |
| Staring: |
| An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 07, 1939 |
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| Director: | Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting |
| Writer: | Hans Christian Andersen, Vernon Stallings |
| Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
| Keywords | cartoon, remake, anime, short film |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Clarence Nash | Ducks (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Clyde Geronimi | Director |
| Hans Christian Andersen | Story |
| Vernon Stallings | Story |
| Hamilton Luske | Animation, Director |
| Milt Kahl | Animation |
| Gustaf Tenggren | Production Design |
| Stan Quackenbush | Animation |
| Albert Hay Malotte | Original Music Composer |
| Milt Neil | Animation |
| Jack Cutting | Director |
| Ferdinand Horvath | Character Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walt Disney | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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There is something really quite touching about this Disneyfication of the timeless Hans Christian Andersen story. We start with the expectant parents awaiting their fifth chick. It's born but clearly isn't the same as the others and it's promptly rejected. Abandoned to fend for itself, it tries to m ... ake friends but everything is new and unfamiliar. Then, fortune smiles and ... Andersen's fables always did have a valid moral underpinning them and this one seems all the more ripe for a sensitively scored and delicately drawn version that has, mercifully, been spared the traditional singing accompaniment. It's surprisingly effective, this.