The Vanishing Prairie
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| The Vanishing Prairie | |
|---|---|
 Official release poster | |
| Directed by | James Algar |
| Written by | James Algar Winston Hibler |
| Produced by | Ben Sharpsteen Walt Disney |
| Narrated by | Winston Hibler |
| Cinematography | N. Paul Kenworthy |
| Edited by | Lloyd L. Richardson |
| Music by | Paul J. Smith |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes (VHS and Wild Discovery version) 71 minutes (original) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.75 million (US and Canadian rentals)[1] |
The Vanishing Prairie is a 1954 American documentary film directed by James Algar and released by Walt Disney Productions.
The theme music was given a set of lyrics by Hazel "Gil" George.[2] It was rechristened as "Pioneer's Prayer" in Westward Ho, the Wagons!, a western film about pioneers on the Oregon Trail.
The Vanishing Prairie was released on video in 1985, and 1993 in United States.
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 5th Berlin International Film Festival: Big Gold Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films)[3]
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature (1954)[4][5]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Vanishing Prairie at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Information at Disney.com
- The Vanishing Prairie at Disney A to Z
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Categories:
- 1954 films
- Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners
- Films shot in Oregon
- True-Life Adventures
- 1950s English-language films
- American documentary films
- Films directed by James Algar
- 1954 documentary films
- Films produced by Ben Sharpsteen
- Films produced by Walt Disney
- Films scored by Paul Smith (composer)
- Walt Disney Pictures films
- Films with screenplays by Winston Hibler
- 1950s American films
- English-language documentary films
- Nature documentary film stubs