The Fox and the hound: a lesson in caution

United States, 1981

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Episode of Series “Lessons in Living II”.
This film is a promotional device for the Disney animated feature “The Fox and the hound”. It is a cautionary tale about a young fox named Tod is taken in by an old woman after his mother is killed by a hunter. Full of mischief, young Tod befriends Copper, a hound dog pup. As they grow up, however, their friendship becomes endangered by what they have become - Copper is a hunting dog, and Tod is his prey. Live action written by Philip Abbot who stars as “Uncle Phil.”

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Credits

director

Philip Abbott

production company

Walt Disney Educational Media Company

Duration

00:08:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1981

Appears in

Lessons in Living II

Group of items

Lessons in Living II

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015250

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Animation → Animation - Juvenile films

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Moral education

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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