Peter and the Wolf

1946 15 min ★ 6.8 Animation, Family

Disney's animated adaptation of Prokofiev's masterpiece, in which every character is represented musically by a different instrument. Young Peter decides to go hunting for the wolf that's been prowling around the village. Along the way, he is joined by his friends the bird, the duck and the cat. All the fun comes to end, however, when the wolf makes an appearance. Will Peter and his friends live to tell of their adventures?

Cast

Sterling Holloway

Narrator (voice)

Details

Director

Clyde Geronimi

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Walt Disney Productions

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

January 29, 2026

★ 8/10

So often it’s not just the film itself, but the memories it evokes that can make it special. Every time I see this, I recall the 16mm projector we had in the classroom and the tinny (mono) speaker that belted out the Prokofiev score. With each of the main characters assigned their own, and highly appropriate, musical instrument and with only a sparing narration (in some cases from David Bowie) thi...