A list of animated feature films that were first released in 1973.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Format | Notes | Release | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | United States | Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. |
Rankin/Bass | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired from October 1 to October 8, 1972, as a two-part installment of the syndicated animated anthology series Festival of Family Classics (1972–1973). | 40 minutes | |
| Adventures of Mowgli Маугли (Maugli) |
Soviet Union | Roman Davydov | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | Theatrical | July 31, 1973 | 96 minutes | |
| The Adventures of Barbapapa Le avventure di Barbapapà |
Italy | Annette Tison Talus Taylor |
Polyscope B. V. Frank Fehmers Productions B. V. Reflex Cinematographica Distribuzione Heritage Italiana |
Traditional | Theatrical | 70 minutes | ||
| The Adventures of Hijitus Las aventuras de Hijitus |
Argentina | Manuel García Ferré | Producciones García Ferré | Traditional | Theatrical | September 12, 1973 | 82 minutes | |
| Belladonna of Sadness 哀しみのベラドンナ (Kanashimi no Beradonna) La Sorcière (The Witch) |
Japan France |
Eiichi Yamamoto | Mushi Production Nippon Herald Films |
Traditional | Theatrical | [1] | June 30, 1973 | 86 minutes |
| The Black Arrow | Australia | Leif Gram | Air Programs International | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired as the 14th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984). | December 2, 1973 | |
| Charlotte's Web | United States | Charles A. Nichols Iwao Takamoto |
Paramount Pictures Hanna-Barbera Sagittarius Productions |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 1, 1973 | 94 minutes | |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | United States Australia |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Hanna-Barbera Australia | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired as the 9th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984). | September 23, 1973 | 60 minutes |
| Fantastic Planet La Planète sauvage Divoká planeta (The Wild Planet) |
Czechoslovakia France |
René Laloux | Jiří Trnka Studio | Traditional | Theatrical | May 11, 1973 | 71 minutes | |
| Heavy Traffic | United States | Ralph Bakshi | Krantz Films Cine Camera American International Pictures |
Traditional | Theatrical | August 8, 1973 | 76 minutes | |
| The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical, Mystery Trip | United States | Jim Gates | DePatie-Freleng Enterprises | Traditional/Live action | Television special | Originally aired as the 5th installment of the ABC anthology television series ABC Afterschool Special (1972–1997). | February 7, 1973 | 45 minutes |
| Johnny Corncob János vitéz (John the Valiant) |
Hungary | Marcell Jankovics[2][3] | Pannónia Filmstúdió | Traditional | Theatrical | First Hungarian animated feature. | May 1, 1973 | 74 minutes |
| Johnny in the Valley of the Giants Joë petit boum-boum (Joe the Little Boom Boom) |
France | Jean Image | Films Jean Image | Traditional | Theatrical | April 19, 1973 | 60 minutes | |
| Kidnapped | Australia | Leif Gram | Air Programs International | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired as the 10th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984). | October 22, 1973 | 47 minutes |
| King Dick Il nano e la strega (The Dwarf and the Witch) |
Italy | Gioacchino Libratti | Alpha D. C. Monti Film S. O. N. – Parigi |
Traditional | Theatrical | 67 minutes | ||
| Little 8th Route Army 小八路 |
China | Lei You | Shanghai Animation Film Studio | Stop motion | Theatrical | |||
| Lost in Space | United States | Charles A. Nichols | Hanna-Barbera 20th Century-Fox Television |
Traditional | Television film | September 8, 1973 | 60 minutes | |
| Luvcast U.S.A. | United States | Robert Balser | DePatie–Freleng Enterprises | Traditional | Television film Anthology film |
January 6, 1973 | 60 minutes | |
| Magic Adventure Mágica aventura |
Spain | Cruz Delgado | Estudios Cruz Delgado | Traditional | Theatrical | June 9, 1973 | 69 minutes | |
| Man: The Polluter | Canada Yugoslavia |
Don Arioli Hugh Foulds Chuck Jones Wolf Koenig Kaj Pindal Frank Nissen Pino Van Lamsweerde Milan Blazekovic Zlatko Bourek Nedeljko Dragic Boris Kolar Aleksandar Marks Vladimir Jutrisa Dusan Vukotic Ante Zaninovic |
National Film Board of Canada Zagreb Film |
Traditional | Television film | August 8, 1973 | 53 minutes | |
| Marco | United States Japan |
Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. |
Rankin/Bass Toho Company Video Tokyo Production (Animagic) |
Stop motion/Live action | Theatrical | December 1973 | 109 minutes | |
| Mazinger Z vs. Devilman マジンガーＺ対デビルマン (Majingā Zetto tai Debiruman) |
Japan | Tomoharu Katsumata | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 18, 1973 | 43 minutes | |
| The Mini-Munsters | United States | Gerard Baldwin | Fred Calvert Productions Universal Television |
Traditional | Television film | October 27, 1973 | 60 minutes | |
| Nanny and the Professor and the Phantom of the Circus | United States | Fred Calvert Productions 20th Century-Fox Television |
Traditional | Television film | Sequel to Nanny and the Professor (1972). | November 17, 1973 | 60 minutes | |
| Once Upon a Time Maria d'Oro und Bello Blue (Maria d'Oro and Bello Blue) |
Italy West Germany |
Roberto Gavioli Rolf Kauka |
Kauka-Film Gamma Film |
Traditional | Theatrical | December 12, 1973 | 78 minutes | |
| The Panda's Great Adventure パンダの大冒険 (Panda no Daibōken) |
Japan | Yugo Serikawa | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 17, 1973 | 53 minutes | |
| Piconzé | Brazil | Ypê Nakashima | Telstar Filmes | Traditional | Theatrical | First Brazilian animated feature film filmed in color. | January 24, 1973 | 80 minutes |
| Robin Hood | United States | Wolfgang Reitherman | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Theatrical | November 8, 1973 | 83 minutes | |
| The Swiss Family Robinson | Australia | Leif Gram | Air Programs International | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired as the 11th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984). | October 28, 1973 | 47 minutes |
| That Girl in Wonderland | United States | Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. |
Rankin/Bass | Traditional | Television film | January 13, 1973 | 60 minutes | |
| The Adventures of Milo & Otis Приключения Чатрана (Priklyucheniya Chatrana) |
Soviet Union | Boris Dyozhkin | Lenfilm | Traditional | Theatrical | June 27, 1973 | 91 minutes | |
| The Three Musketeers | United States Australia |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Hanna-Barbera Australia | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired as the 13th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984). | November 23, 1973 | 50 Minutes |
| Treasure Island | United States | Hal Sutherland | Filmation Warner Bros. Pictures |
Traditional | Theatrical | First film of the aborted Filmation anthology film series Family Classics, which yielded from a distribution deal with Warner Bros. by the animation studio. | December 9, 1973 | 87 minutes |
| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | United States Australia |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Hanna-Barbera Australia | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired as the 12th installment of the CBS animated anthology series Famous Classic Tales (1970–1984). | November 22, 1973 | 60 minutes |
| Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show | United States | Norman Tokar David Hand Jack Hannah Jack King Jack Kinney Dick Lundy Charles A. Nichols Ben Sharpsteen |
Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Theatrical Anthology film |
Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts; originally released theatrically for overseas markets and never in the United States. | July 12, 1973 | 87 minutes |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 哀しみのベラドンナ (1973). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "A rendező válaszol, Jankovics Marcell, 2020". youtube.
- ^ "Így készült a János vitéz, interjú Jankovics Marcellal, 1973". youtube.
External links edit
- Animated films of the year, listed in the IMDb