A list of animated feature films released in the 1960s.
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Title Country Director Production company Animation technique Type Notes Release date Duration 1960 Alakazam the Great Japan Daisaku ShirakawaTaiji Yabushita 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 CuttingJack KingDick Lundy Walt Disney Productions Traditional TheatricalCompilation film Film compiled from Disney theatrical animated shorts; originally released theatrically for overseas markets and never in the United States. March 1, 1960 80 minutes It Was I Who Drew the Little Man Soviet Union Valentina BrumbergZinaida BrumbergValentin Lalayants Soyuzmultfilm Traditional Theatrical 56 minutes 1961 Chipollino Soviet Union Boris Dyozhkin Soyuzmultfilm Traditional Theatrical Cartoon «Cipollino» on YouTube (English)Cartoon «Cipollino» on YouTube (Russian with English subtitles)Cartoon «Cipollino» on YouTube (Official Russian)Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚CIPOLLINO╩ June 28, 1961 40 minutes The Coyote's Lament United States Charles Nichols Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action Television filmCompilation filmLive-action animated film Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 18 of the anthology television series Walt Disney Presents. March 5, 1961 60 minutes The Hunting Instinct United States Wolfgang Reitherman Walt Disney Productions Traditional Television filmCompilation film Originally aired as Season 8, Episode 5 of the anthology television series Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color; later released theatrically overseas in 1962 (United Kingdom, France), 1963 (Italy, Mexico, Finland) and 1965 (Japan) with edited and expanded content. October 22, 1961 60 minutes The Key Soviet Union Lev Atamanov Soyuzmultfilm Traditional Theatrical 57 minutes The Life of Buddha Japan Noburō Ōfuji Traditional November 1, 1961 72 minutes One Hundred and One Dalmatians United States Clyde GeronimiHamilton LuskeWolfgang 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 Japan Taiji Yabushita Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 19, 1961 83 minutes The Strange History of the Citizens of Shilda East Germany Johannes Hempel DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme Stop motion First animated feature to be made in East Germany. December 8, 1961 73 minutes 1962 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad Japan Taiji YabushitaYoshio Kuroda Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical June 16, 1962 81 minutes The Bath Soviet Union Anatoliy Karanovich Sergei Yutkevich Soyuzmultfilm Stop motion Theatrical Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE BATH╩Cartoon «The Bath» on YouTube (Official Russian) August 14, 1962 53 minutes Gay Purr-ee United States Abe Levitow UPA Traditional Theatrical UPA's second and final feature film. October 24, 1962 85 minutes Heaven and Earth Magic United States Harry Everett Smith Cutout Experimental film January 1, 1962 66 minutes Joseph and the Dreamer Israel Alina GrossYoram 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 Japan Ryuichi Yokoyama Traditional Theatrical August 25, 1962 76 minutes The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea Denmark Bent ChristensenPoul Ilsøe Traditional TheatricalAnthology film November 23, 1962 49 minutes The Wild Swans Soviet Union Vera TsekhanovskayaMikhail Tsekhanovsky Soyuzmultfilm Traditional Theatrical The first Soviet full-length animated film released in widescreen. 1962 59 minutes 1963 Comahue Argentina Edgardo Togni Traditional/Live action Documentary film January 1, 1963 61 minutes Doggie March Japan Daisaku Shirakawa Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 21, 1963 82 minutes The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon Japan Yūgo Serikawa Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 24, 1963 86 minutes The Peacock Princess China Jun Xi Shanghai Animation Film Studio Stop motion 63 minutes The Sword in the Stone United States Wolfgang Reitherman Walt Disney Productions Traditional Theatrical December 25, 1963 79 minutes 1964 Attention! The Magician is in the City! Soviet Union Vladimir Bychkov BelarusfilmSoyuzmultfilm Stop motion/Live action TheatricalLive-action animated film Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚ATTENTION! A MAGICIAN IS IN THE CITY╩Cartoon «Attention! The Magician is in the City!» on YouTube (Russian) August 27, 1964 55 minutes The Big Wick Soviet Union Witold BordzilovskyAlexander MittaVladimir FetinVladimir RapoportMary AndzhaparidzeEduard BocharovSofya MilkinaYury Prytkov Gorky Film StudioMosfilmLenfilmSoyuzmultfilm Traditional/Live action TheatricalLive-action animated film Cartoon «The Big Wick» on YouTube (Russian) April 28, 1964 68 minutes Havoc in Heaven China Wan Laiming Shanghai Animation Film Studio Traditional Theatrical 114 minutes The Heroic Sisters from the Grassland China Traditional Theatrical Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! United States Joseph BarberaWilliam Hanna Columbia PicturesHanna-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 TheatricalLive-action animated film March 28, 1964 99 minutes Is There Intelligent Life on Earth? John Halas (animation)Ralph Alswang (stage play) Traditional/Live action Theatrical Lefty Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-VanoVladimir Danilevich Soyuzmultfilm Cutout Theatrical First Soviet full-length animated film in equipment of cutout. 42 minutes Mary Poppins United States Robert Stevenson Walt Disney Productions Traditional/Live action TheatricalLive-action animated film August 27, 1964 139 minutes Mighty Atom: The Brave in Space Japan RintaroYoshitake SuzukiEiichi Yamamoto Mushi Production Traditional TheatricalCompilation 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. CrawleyThomas GlynnLarry Roemer Rankin/BassCrawley Films Traditional Television special February 9, 1964 51 minutes Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer United StatesCanadaJapan Larry RoemerKizo Nagashima Rankin/BassMOM ProductionDentsu Stop motion Television special December 6, 1964 55 minutes Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya Ningyou Japan Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 21, 1964 55 minutes 1965 Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs Belgium Eddy RyssackMaurice Rosy Traditional TheatricalCompilation film 1965 90 minutes Donald Duck Goes West United States Walt Disney Productions Traditional TheatricalCompilation 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 Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon Japan Masao KurodaSanae Yamamoto Toei Animation Traditional March 20, 1965 80 minutes The Man from Button Willow United States David Detiege Eagle Films Traditional/Live action Theatrical April 3, 1965 81 minutes Pinocchio in Outer Space BelgiumUnited States Ray Goossens Belvision Studios Traditional Theatrical December 22, 1965 71 minutes Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Ma Boroshi Majutsu-dan Japan Toei Animation Traditional March 20, 1965 Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Dai Saru Taiji Japan United Feature SyndicateMendelson/Melendez ProductionsCinema Center FilmsNational General Pictures Traditional January 1, 1965 Treasure Island Revisited Japan Osamu Tezuka Mushi Production Traditional Television special 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 StatesCanadaJapan Arthur Rankin, Jr.Kizo Nagashima Videocraft InternationalMOM ProductionDentsu 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 GemsHanna-Barbera Productions Traditional Television special March 30, 1966 49 minutes Alice of Wonderland in Paris United StatesCzechoslovakia Gene Deitch Rembrandt Films Traditional TheatricalAnthology film February 5, 1966 52 minutes The Ballad of Smokey the Bear United StatesJapan Larry RoemerKizo Nagashima Rankin/BassMOM Production Stop motion Television special November 24, 1966 60 minutes Cyborg 009 Japan Yugo Serikawa Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 21, 1966 65 minutes The Daydreamer United StatesJapan Jules BassKizo Nagashima Videocraft InternationalMOM Production Stop motion/Live action TheatricalLive-action animated film June 22, 1966 101 minutes The Dream Wizard Spain Francisco Macián Estudios Macián Traditional Theatrical Featuring the Family Telerín, December 16, 1966 70 minutes Filippo the Cat: License to Record Italy Daniele D'AnzaPino Zac Mushi Production Traditional Theatrical December 23, 1966 76 minutes Go There, Don't Know Where Soviet Union Ivan Ivanov-VanoVladimir Danilevich Soyuzmultfilm Cutout/Stop motion Theatrical First full-length animated film combining the stop-motion and cutout animation. January 1, 1966 52 minutes Jungle Emperor Leo 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 Japan Toei Animation Traditional Television special 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 BarberaWilliam Hanna Columbia PicturesHanna-Barbera Productions Traditional Theatrical The second feature by Hanna-Barbera. August 3, 1966 89 minutes 1967 Asterix the Gaul FranceBelgium Ray Goossens Belvision StudiosDargaud FilmsLes Productions René GoscinnyAthos FilmsCiné 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 Japan Nagisa Oshima Oshima ProductionsSozoshaArt Theatre Guild Motion comic February 15, 1967 123 minutes Cricket on the Hearth United StatesJapan Arthur Rankin, Jr.Jules Bass Videocraft InternationalTelevision Corporation of Japan Traditional Television special December 18, 1967 49 minutes Cyborg 009: Monster Wars Japan Yugo Serikawa 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 South Korea Kang Tae-woong Eunyoung Film Co., Ltd. Stop motion Theatrical July 30, 1967 67 minutes Hopi and Chadol Bawi South Korea Shin Dong-Heon Daeyeong Donghwa Film StudioJoint 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 specialLive-action animated film February 26, 1967 51 minutes