Chicken Little (1943 film)

Chicken Little
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClyde Geronimi
Based on"Henny Penny"
Produced byWalt Disney
StarringFrank Graham
Narrated byFrank Graham
Music byOliver Wallace
Animation byCharacter animators:
Ollie Johnston
Milt Kahl
Norman Tate
Ward Kimball
John Lounsbery
Effects animators:
Edwin Aardal
George Rowley
Andy Engman
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • December 17, 1943 (1943-12-17)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Chicken Little is a 1943 short film created by Walt Disney during World War II and directed by Clyde Geronimi. The short was based on the European folk tale "Henny Penny", known in the United States as "Chicken Little". It is an anti-Nazi film showing the evils of mass hysteria.

The folk tale was adapted by Disney again into a separate full-length film of the same name in 2005, with Zach Braff as the titular protagonist and directed by Mark Dindal.