The Aristocats was the first
Disney Studios animated feature to be produced after Walt Disney's death. A
wealthy woman leaves her vast fortune to her four cats: the well-bred
Duchess and her kittens Berlioz, Toulouse and Marie. Jealous butler Edgar,
eager to get his mitts on the cats' legacy, abandons the felines in the
French countryside. The four lost kitties are aided in their efforts to
return home by the raffish country pussycats Thomas O'Malley and Scat Cat.
In keeping with a tradition launched by The Jungle Book (1967), The
Aristocats is top-heavy with celebrity voices, including Phil Harris, Eva
Gabor, Scatman Crothers, Hermione Baddeley and the ineluctable Sterling
Holloway. Assembled by the "nine old men" then in charge of animation, The
Aristocats was a success, paving the way for future "post-Walt" cartoon
features.| Phil Harris | Thomas O'Malley [Voice] |
| Eva Gabor | Duchess [Voice] |
| Sterling Holloway | Roquefort [Voice] |
| Scatman Crothers | Scat Cat [Voice] |
| Vito Scotti | Italian Cat [Voice] |
| Thurl Ravenscroft | Russian Cat [Voice] |
| Dean Clark | Berlioz [Voice] |
| George Lindsey | Lafayette [Voice] |
| Bill Thompson | Uncle Waldo [Voice] |
| Paul Winchell | Chinese Cat [Voice] |
| Roddy Maude-Roxby | Butler / Edgar |
| Carole Shelley | Amelia Gabble [Voice] |
| Charles Lane | Georges Hautecourt [Voice] |
| Pat Buttram | Napoleon [Voice] |
| Maurice Chevalier | Title Song |
| Hermione Baddeley | Madame Adelaide Bonfamille [Voice] |
| Nancy Kulp | Frou Frou [Voice] |
| Lord Tim Hudson | English Cat |
| Gary Dubin | Toulouse [Voice] |
| Monica Evans | Abigail Gabble [Voice] |
| Liz English | Marie [Voice] |
Genre/Type - Children's/Family, Animated Musical, Children's Fantasy
Produced by - Buena Vista / Franco London Films / Walt Disney Productions
Running time - 78 min.
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