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Disney turned a squirrel's life into Shakespeare with fur and it's weirdly gorgeous.
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Perri (1957)

Nature soap operaVintage Disney magicSquirrel melodrama

Overview

FamilyFantasyAdventure

This True Life Fantasy follows and shows how the life of a female squirrel, Perri, in the forest is filled with danger and fraught with peril. When not fleeing her natural enemy, the Marten, Perri finds time to fall in love with her prince-charming male squirrel.

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based on novel or bookforestnaturesquirrelwyoming, usa

Standout Aspects

Cinematography

Stunning Technicolor nature photography that took two years in Wyoming wilds.

Editing

Seamless blend of documentary footage and staged drama—basically invented nature storytelling.

Best for:Family: Nostalgic Sunday afternoon with actual kids or adult Disney heads.·Rewatch: Catch details you missed at age 7 when the marten stressed you out.
Heads up:Emotional: Multiple small animal deaths, nature red in tooth and claw.·Disturbing: Marten attacks are genuinely stressful for young viewers.
R

Director

Ralph Wright

ReleasedAug 28, 1957
Runtime1h 15m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Walt Disney Productions

Top Cast

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Presenter

Winston Hibler

Winston Hibler

Narrator

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Filmed across four seasons in Jackson Hole, Wyoming using 600,000 feet of footage for a 75-minute film.

Cultural

This 'True Life Fantasy' hybrid invented the nature-documentary-as-drama format later copied by March of the Penguins.

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