What Are Your Favorite Pre-80's Animated Movies?

[Dragon78]

So what are your favorite animated movies from before the 80's?

Some that come to mind are 101 Dalmatians, Alice in Wonderland, Bambi, Charlotte's Web, Cinderella, Dumbo, Fantasia, Gulliver's Travels, Hey There It's Yogi Bear!, Lady and The Tramp, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Race For Your Life Charlie Brown, Robin Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, The Aristocats, The Hobbit, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie The Poo, The Rescuers, The Sword in The Stone, and Wizards.

[Rzzzz]

[Dragon78]

Added Pinocchio

[s2mikey]

All the Disney classics. Watership Down too, if that was before 1980 that is.

[Gerby]

Besides the usual Disney films

Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978, Karel Zeman)
Mr. Bug Goes To Town (1941, Dave Fleischer)
The King And The Mockingbird (1952, Paul Grimault)
The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975, Ivo Caprino)
Watership Down (1978, Martin Rosen/John Hubley)
Animal Farm (1954, Joy Batchelor/John Halas)
Fantastic Planet (1973, René Laloux)
The Adventures Of Prince Achmed (1926, Lotte Reiniger)
West And Soda (1965, Bruno Bozzetto)
Allegro Non Troppo (1977, Bruno Bozzetto)
Belladonna Of Sadness (1973, Eiichi Yamamoto)

[Dragon78]

Added Charlotte's Web.

[Zivouhr]

One that I never hear anyone talk about, would be Pinocchio in Outer Space. Good movie!

Pinocchio in Outer Space - Trailer - YouTube

[jeangreyforever]

Besides the usual Disney movies and Charlotte's Web, I'd say Judy Garland's Gay Purr-ee

[Dragon78]

Pinocchio in Outer Space.....never heard of that one.

[CaptainYoda]

Disney's The Jungle Book

[Rzzzz]

[Dragon78]

Added The Jungle Book.

[Dragon78]

Added some more Disney ones.

[residentgrigo]

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro by Hayao Miyazaki and TMS. That has to be the best pre-80s animated film of all time by a mile.

[cteddiesgirl]

Besides those Disney titles already mentioned, Cricket on the Hearth is one I like.
Other Disney: Aristocats, Lady and the Tramp, 101 Dalmatians and Fantasia.

[Starman22]

Gulliver's Travels (1939)

[Dragon78]

Added a whole lot more.

I haven't seen Gulliver's Travels in years.

Never got to see Fritz The Cat.

[Zivouhr]

Pre-1980s...

Rankin/Bass Television specials
Title Year Directed by Written by Music Animation Production Style Ref
Return to Oz 1964 F.R. Crawley
Thomas Glynn
Larry Roemer Romeo Muller Gene Forrell
Edward Thomas
James Polack Crawley Films Traditional [1]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Larry Roemer Johnny Marks MOM Production Stop-motion [2]
The Ballad of Smokey the Bear 1966 Joseph Schrank [3]
The Cricket on the Hearth 1967 Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Jules Bass Romeo Muller
Arthur Rankin Jr. Maury Laws TCJ Animation Center Traditional [4]
The Mouse on the Mayflower 1968 Romeo Muller Toei Animation [5]
The Little Drummer Boy Colin Romoff MOM Production Stop-motion [6]
Frosty the Snowman 1969 Maury Laws
Jack Rollins
Steve Nelson Mushi Production Traditional [7]
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians 1970 Maury Laws [8]
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 1970 Jules Bass
Maury Laws Video Tokyo Production Stop-motion [9]
Here Comes Peter Cottontail 1971 Jack Rollins [10]
Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes 1972 Maury Laws [11]
Mad Mad Mad Monsters[a] William J. Keenan
Lou Silverstone Mushi Production Traditional [12]
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid[a] Romeo Muller Topcraft [13]
The Red Baron[a] Leonard Starr [14]
That Girl in Wonderland[a] 1973 Stu Hample [15]
'Twas the Night Before Christmas 1974 Jerome Coopersmith [16]
The Year Without a Santa Claus William J. Keenan Video Tokyo Production Stop-motion [17]
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow 1975 Julian P. Gardner [18]
The First Easter Rabbit 1976 Topcraft Traditional [19]
Frosty's Winter Wonderland Romeo Muller Jack Rollins
Steve Nelson [20]
Rudolph's Shiny New Year Johnny Marks Video Tokyo Production Stop-motion [21]
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II Julian P. Gardner Maury Laws [22]
The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town 1977 Romeo Muller [23]
The Hobbit[b] Topcraft Traditional [24]
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey Video Tokyo Production Stop-motion [25]
The Stingiest Man in Town 1978 Fred Spielman Topcraft Traditional [26]
Jack Frost 1979 Maury Laws Video Tokyo Production Stop-motion [27]
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July Johnny Marks
Maury Laws
The Return of the King[c] 1980 Maury Laws Topcraft Traditional [28]
Pinocchio's Christmas

Most of Rankin/Bass' classics were pre-1980s. Also consider, if a film was released in 1980, that means the majority of its production took place most likely in 1978, or 1979.

The stop-motion "claymation" style Rankin/Bass films are still fun to watch.

Two of my favorites would be for their cel animated division:
The Hobbit
Return of the King

Both well-worth checking out for Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fans of animation.

Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings is a must see also, despite being incomplete and ending with a cliffhanger war instead of how the book ends. I think they ran out of funds and time. Bakshi then complained about Peter Jackson's live-action films for some reason, but then later apologized to Jackson many years later.

[Dragon78]

The Hobbit was fun but don't remember much about Return of The King.

[hasslein]