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Name: One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Genre: adventure, animation, comedy, family
Released: 1961
Duration: 1 h 19 min
Rating: 7.3

One Hundred and One Dalmatians has an iRankMovies score of 81.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

The Canine Caper of the Century

Release:1961

Runtime:1h 19m

Country:United States

Director:Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationComedy

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Keywords

London EnglandCartoonvillainPuppyDogDalmatianFemale VillainCartoon Dog

iRank82

One Hundred and One Dalmatians rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 195K votes

Rotten Tomatoes98%

Metacritic83%

TMDb7.174/10· 7K votes

With 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 83/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About One Hundred and One Dalmatians

When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.

Cast of One Hundred and One Dalmatians

Rod Taylor
as Pongo (voice)
J. Pat O'Malley
as Colonel / Jasper (voice)
Betty Lou Gerson
as Cruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell (voice)
Martha Wentworth
as Nanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
Ben Wright
as Roger (voice)
Cate Bauer
as Perdita (voice)
David Frankham
as Sergeant Tibbs (voice)
Frederick Worlock
as Horace / Inspector Craven (voice)
Lisa Davis
as Anita (voice)
Tom Conway
as Quizmaster / Collie (voice)
Tudor Owen
as Towser (voice)
G
George Pelling
as Danny (voice)

One Hundred and One Dalmatians facts

Budget: $3.6M
Box office: $303M
Collection: 101 Dalmatians (Animated) Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Classic animation delivers timeless family entertainment with memorable cartoon characters
•Dalmatian-centered adventure appeals to younger audiences with charming, colorful animation
•Perfect critical and audience reception demonstrates universal appeal of animated storytelling

What the audience disliked

• 1960s animation style may feel dated to contemporary viewers accustomed to digital animation
•Simple narrative structure focuses on pet adventure over complex character development depth

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