Donald in mathmagic land 1959 donald duck theatrical cartoon. Donald duck explores the relevance of math to daily life. Genre anthropomorphicfunny animals characters donald duck. Choose from 25 different sets of donald in mathmagic land flashcards on quizlet.
Through this journey it is shown how numbers are more than graphs and charts, they are geometry, music and magical living things. Mar 10, 2018 one of the last four theatrical donald duck cartoons, donald in mathmagic land didnt get the academy award for 1959, which went to john hubleys moonbird, but it was nominated for best documentary short. Donald in mathmagic land classroom edition by hamilton. I enjoyed it but wasnt happy with the secret society symbols pentagram which may or may not sit well with various viewers depending on ones background. Posts about donald in mathmagic land written by ldnews33. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. Donald in mathmagic land is a 27minute donald duck educational featurette, which was released on june 26, 1959. Enjoyed by tens of millions of viewersfrom students in classrooms to patrons in cinemasthe featurette reveals the fascinating relationship between. Once the film was made available to schools, it became one of the most popular educational films ever made by disney. Through this journey donald shows us how mathmatics are not just numbers and charts, but magical living things. Donald in mathmagic land 1959 livre 06261959 us comedy, animation, fantasy, family 27m user score. Donald in mathmagic land, is a donald duck educational episode released in 1959.
While hunting for rabbits, donald strays through a secret door and wanders into a magical land where the beauty of the laws of mathematics unfold before him. Made by disney and released in 1959, donald in mathmagic land is an educational movie featuring the famous cartoon duck who discovers the beauty of mathematics and realises that there is much more to it than just numbers. Donald in mathmagic land by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. In search of big game, hunter donald duck stumbles into a strange and wonderous land. Media in category donald in mathmagic land this category contains only the following file. The film was rolled out to school teachers to present to their class, and it proved to be one of the most popular of all.
Everything about it is superb the design, the animation, the music, the narration, and the. Donald finds himself in in a connection between math and music, he. Donald in mathmagic land is a 27minute donald duck educational featurette released on june 26, 1959. Disney used animation here to explain through this wonderful adventure of donald how mathmatics can be usuful in.
The film was made available to schools and became one of the. Mathlanding is a project of maryland public television in partnership with the math. Apr 03, 2014 less than two years later, disney studios, with support from the us government, released its 27minute educational featurette donald in mathmagic land. Donald in mathmagic land ricardo ramos mat 1105 mrs. Students can actually see maths connections to art, architecture, plants, sports, and games. The film was nominated for an academy award, and became a widely viewed educational film in american schools of the 1960s. To this day it remains one of the most popular films in the genre of teachers hangover is just not messing around today and is still shown in school rooms across the globe.
Donald in mathmagic land 1959 in one of the clearest explanations of the golden ratio and its real world applications and occurences, this animated short film presents the pentagram stripped of its spiritualist and mystical accretions and revealed as a. Donald in mathmagic land 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Donald in mathmagic land 1959 the movie database tmdb. Donald in mathmagicland 1959 the internet animation database. The cartoon, which features donald duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in nazi germany, was made in an effort to sell war.
In retrospect, its probably not only the best educational short of that year, but one of the best of any year. Donald in mathmagicland 1959 the internet animation. Donald in mathmagic land 1959 cosmolearning mathematics. Donald in mathmagic land bibliography animated video by disney summary this is a halfhour movie that has donald duck learning how useful math can be in real life by traveling through a magical land with trees with square roots, a geometric bird reciting some of the digits of. To this day it remains one of the most popular films in the genre of teachers hangover is just not messing around today and is still shown. Donald wanders into a magical land where the beauty of the laws of mathematics unfold before him.
The film was rolled out to school teachers to present to their class, and it proved to be one of the most popular of all educational films. This film, subsequently nominated for an academy award best documentary short subjects, was widely made available to schools and became one of the most popular educational films ever made. As walt disney said, we have recently explained mathematics in a film and in that way excited public interest in this very important subject. Last school term i loaned it to a first year teacher and unfortunately the teacher never returned it. This is classic disney animation at its best, featuring the voices of clarence ducky nash, the original voice of donald duck, and legendary radio actor paul frees as the narrator.
Nov 16, 2016 in 1959 disney released a 30minute educational featurette called donald in mathmagic land. Donald the adventurer discovers mirth in math disney used animation here to explain through this wonderful adventure of donald how mathmatics can be usuful in our real life. This oscarnominated featurette is a typically felicitous disney combination of music and live action. Ive seen it hundreds of times during my 37 year teaching career. Dec 17, 2012 snoopy nights watch snoopy is scared of the dark brand new peanuts animation videos for kids duration. Unfollow donald in mathmagic land vhs to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Donald in mathmagic land is a 27minute donald duck featurette released on june 26, 1959. With disneys trademark blend of music and animation, donald in mathmagic land travels across the curriculum and right into the real world. Donald in mathmagic land 8 ball on the silver screen. Donald in mathmagic land 1959 donald duck theatrical. Once the film was made available to schools, it became one of the most popular educational films ever made by. Donald in mathmagic land is an academy award nominated donald duck featurette, released on june 26, 1959 in which donald goes on an adventure in which it is explained how mathematics can be useful in real life. Donald in mathmagic land donalds goes on an adventure in which it is explained how mathematics can be useful in real life. Directed by hamilton luske, it was nominated for an academy award best documentary short subjects.
During his journey, in which he follows the voice of the faceless spirit, he is told that hell find mathematics in the darnedest places. Jun 26, 20 donald in mathmagic land 1959 rick morgan. Donald in mathmagic land 1959 walt disney1080ph264ac 3 dts 5 1 remastered. Snoopy nights watch snoopy is scared of the dark brand new peanuts animation videos for kids duration. Donald in mathmagic land part 2 walt disney hd 16mm film hbvideos duration. Disneys beloved character is swept away into a fantasy world of mathematics, in donald in mathmagic land 1959. The cartoon, which features donald duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in nazi germany, was made in. This highly acclaimed, academy awardrnominated film documentary short subject, 1959, is one of the most popular and entertaining educational films ever made by walt disney. It was directed by hamilton luske and is 27 minutes in length. Aug 25, 2016 made by disney and released in 1959, donald in mathmagic land is an educational movie featuring the famous cartoon duck who discovers the beauty of mathematics and realises that there is much more to it than just numbers. Donald in mathmagic land film donald duck featurette, released on june 26, 1959. Many people collaborated on this project, including disney artists john hench and art riley, voice talent paul frees, and scientific expert heinz haber, who had worked on the disney space shows. As walt disney once explained, donald in mathmagic land was created to excite public interest in this very important subject of mathematics. Donalds goes on an adventure in which it is explained how mathematics can be useful in real life.
Donald s goes on an adventure in which it is explained how mathematics can be useful in real life. Publication date 1959 topics mathematics, mathematics publisher walt disney productions contributor internet archive language english. Mathmagic land is his destination a wondrous land of discovery where trees have square roots and rivers are brimming with numbers. In 1959 disney released a 30minute educational featurette called donald in mathmagic land. Donald duck learns how math arose out of music the pythagoreans, art and architecture the greeks, nature the golden ratio gets a good plug, games vectors, angles and of course, science and engineering. Embark on an amazing adventure awash with intrigue over land and sea seaching for a lost sea captain through fires, floods and danger. Donald in mathmagic land is a donald duck featurette which was released on june 26, 1959. Donald in mathmagic land is my all time favorite video. Donald duck in mathmagic land was part of a general push in the fifties to get americas young uns interested in maths and science to better prepare them for the soviet moon wars of the future.
The film features donald duck roaming a wonderlandesque world of mathematics. English 1959 donald duck donald in mathmagic land amara. Donald in mathmagic land 1959 remains one of the most popular and inspiring educational films in history, ingeniously presenting the world of math in captivating and thoughtprovoking ways. Donald in mathmagic land by walt disney productions. Aug 09, 2011 donald in mathmagic land is a 27minute donald duck featurette released on june 26, 1959. The pentagram is both a mathematical concept which i appreciate being explored cleverly in the clip, but some parents may be concerned as to bringing. One of the last four theatrical donald duck cartoons, donald in mathmagic land didnt get the academy award for 1959, which went to john hubleys moonbird, but it was nominated for best documentary short. Mar 14, 2016 donald in mathmagic land 1959 remains one of the most popular and inspiring educational films in history, ingeniously presenting the world of math in captivating and thoughtprovoking ways. Learn donald in mathmagic land with free interactive flashcards.