Story Line
This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via pained howls and wild stomping. This lands him in the bull-fighting arena amidst characters based on Walt's animators with a matador reportedly modeled after Walt himself.
“Ferdinand only wants to stop and smell the flowers.”
Top Cast
Milt Kahl
Ferdinand (voice)
Don Wilson
Narrator (voice)
Walt Disney
Ferdinand's Mother (voice)
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Rating
6.7/ 10
Release Date
1938-11-23
Runtime
8m
Genres
AnimationComedyFamily
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User Reviews (2)
CinemaSerf
7/10
•12/19/2025All poor old “Ferdy” wants to do is sit in peace and enjoy his flowery pasture, but when he gets stung by a bee he runs rampage and that impresses the local bigwigs who conclude he’d be a terror at the next bullfight. With posters everywhere depictin...
Vinicius Monteiro
10/10
•5/26/2026In a world that often demands brute force and pushes aggressive stereotypes, it’s surprising to find the answer to true courage in an animated short from almost a century ago. "Ferdinand the Bull" isn't just a forgotten gem from Disney's golden age; ...