Claim: James and the Giant Peach was a silent animated film.
Evidence: James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 British-American musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick , based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative , sometimes accompanied by dancing.
The musical film was a natural development of the stage musical after the emergence of sound film technology.