Today in Disney History: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is Released

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was released on this day in 1977. It was the 22nd Disney animated feature film. A Walt Disney Productions film and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. The film joins three previously released Winnie the Pooh animated featurettes based on the original works of A.A. Milne : Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966), Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974) along with a short scene to close the film.

Directed by John Lounsbery and Wolfgang Reitherman. Produced by Wolfgang Reiterman. Story adaptation by Ken Anderson, Xavier Atencio, Ted Berman, Larry Clemmons, Eric Cleworth, Vance Gerry, Julius Svendsen and Ralph Wright. Music by Buddy Baker. Animated by Hal Ambro, Dale Baer, Don Bluth, Eric Cleworth, Gary Goldman, Fred Hellmich, Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Bill Keil, Hal King, Eric LArson, John Lounsbery, Burny Mattinson, Cliff Nordberg, John Pomeroy, Dick Sebast, John Sibley, Walt Stanchfield, Art Stevens, Frank Thomas and Chuck Williams.

Starring the voices of Sebastian Cabot (Narrator), John Fiedler (Piglet), Sterling Holloway (Winnie the Pooh), Clint Howard (Roo), Barbara Luddy (Kanga), Junius Matthews (Rabbit), Howard Morris (Gopher), Bruce Reitherman (Christopher Robin), Hal Smith (Owl), Timothy Turner (Christopher Robin), John Walmsley (Christopher Robin), Dori Whitaker (Roo), Paul Winchell (Tigger) and Ralph Wright (Eeyore). 

The animated feature film has a running time of 74 minutes and is available on Disney +. 

Check out the trailer below: 

Video from Trailer Chan (YouTube)

"The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - The Story Behind the Masterpiece"

Video from Sean Dudley (YouTube)