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101 Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (101 Dalmatians)

1961

Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi ...

Animation, Voice: Rod Taylor, J. Pat O'Malley, Betty Lou Gerson ...

6.5

79,768

Animation. Adventure. Kids The evil Cruella De Vil is determined to have the hides of the puppies born to Dalmatians Pongo and Perdita as well as a clutch of others. Cruella hires some dimwitted sidekicks to kidnap the pups and it's up to Pongo, Perdita and their friends to find them before it's too late...

	Author	Review
United States	Time	"It is the wittiest, most charming, least pretentious cartoon feature Walt Disney has ever made."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"[It is] the last Disney animated feature of real depth and emotional authenticity."	POS
United States	Variety	"While not as indelibly enchanting or inspired as some of the studio's most unforgettable animated endeavors, this is nonetheless a painstaking creative effort."	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"A rather clever idea, if a bit unsettling."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"If there's one thing that's absolutely first-rate about the film, it's the character of Cruella. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Alice Vincent Telegraph	"A loveable romp (...) [It] contains one of the studio's best villains in Cruella De Vil (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Philip Thomas Empire	"[It] is witty, soppy, scary, beautifully paced, brilliantly animated, in fact, Disney at his very, very best (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Eric Henderson Slant	"[A] compelling take on the aesthetic and fashionable virtues of tearing the roof off the mother-sucker (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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