| The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures | |
| Director: | James Algar |
| Producer: | Ben Sharpsteen James Algar |
| Narrator: | Winston Hibler |
| Cinematography: | Alfred G. Milotte Elma Milotte N. Paul Kenworthy Robert H. Crandall Hugh A. Wilmar James R. Simon Herb and Lois Crisler Tom McHugh Jack C. Couffer |
| Editing: | Norman Palmer Lloyd L. Richardson Anthony Gerard Gregg McLaughlin Gordon Brenner |
| Music: | Paul Smith Oliver Wallace Buddy Baker |
| Studio: | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributor: | Buena Vista Distribution |
| Runtime: | 89 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures is an American compilation documentary film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by James Algar and released by Buena Vista Distribution on October 8, 1975. The film is composed of highlights from the Academy Award winning True-Life Adventures series of 13 feature length and short subject nature documentary films produced between 1948 and 1960.
The film opens with a salute to Walt Disney, a pioneer of nature films and animal lover, followed by a compilation of excerpted segments from the True-Life Adventures film series showcasing animals of all kinds depicted in dramatic, fascinating moments of habitats from the American prairie to the North American desert, to Africa, the Amazon jungle and to the Arctic.[1]
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures was released only on VHS in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. To date, it has never been released on any physical format in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The film is available as a digital download on Amazon Video,[2] YouTube,[3] Disney Movies Anywhere[4] and iTunes.[5]