The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

1939-04-07 • 9m •
Animation Comedy
7.0
User Score
175 votes

"A baby duckling is shunned by his family because he is different."

Overview

An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.

Jack Cutting

Director

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

9m

Release Date

1939-04-07

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-01-30T07:31:22.970Z

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 make 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.