# List of animated feature films of the 1940s

A list of animated feature films released in the 1940s.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Notes | Release date |
| 1940 |||||||
| Pinocchio | United States | Ben SharpsteenHamilton LuskeNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonJack KinneyBill Roberts | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Won 2 Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "When You Wish Upon A Star", and for Best Original Score. | February 7, 1940 (1940-2-7) |
| Fantasia | United States | Various | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/live action | First animated feature, and first feature film to be presented in stereophonic surround sound. Won 2 special Academy Awards. | November 13, 1940 (1940-11-13) |
| 1941 |||||||
| The Reluctant Dragon | United States | Alfred Werker (live action) Hamilton Luske (animation) | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | Package film/Documentary | June 21, 1941 (1941-6-21) |
| Dumbo | United States | Ben Sharpsteen | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | | October 23, 1941 (1941-10-23) |
| Princess Iron Fan Tie shan gong zhu | China | Wan Guchan Wan Laiming | | Traditional | First Chinese animated feature, and the first animated feature from Asia. | November 19, 1941 (1941-11-19) |
| Mr. Bug Goes to Town | United States | Dave Fleischer Shamus Culhane | Fleischer Studios | Traditional | Last animated feature made in the United States before the attack on Pearl Harbor, launching the United States into World War II. | December 5, 1941 (1941-12-5) |
| 1942 |||||||
| Bambi | United States | David Hand | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | | August 9, 1942 (1942-8-9) |
| Saludos Amigos | United States | Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson Jack Kinney Hamilton Luske William Roberts | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | Package film | August 24, 1942 (1942-8-24) |
| 15 mil dibujos | Chile | Jaime Escudero | | Traditional | Lost film, First animated feature to be made in Chile. | December 24, 1942 (1942-12-24) |
| 1943 |||||||
| Victory Through Air Power | United States | | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Documentary | July 17, 1943 (1943-7-17) |
| 1944 |||||||
| The Three Caballeros | United States | Norman Ferguson | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | Package film | December 21, 1944 (1944-12-21) |
| 1945 |||||||
| The Lost Letter Propavshaya gramota | Soviet Union | Lamis Bredis Zinaida Brumberg Valentina Brumberg | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | First traditional full-length animated film for USSR and Soyuzmultfilm studio | January 1, 1945 (1945-1-1) |
| Momotaro: Sacred Sailors 桃太郎 海の神兵 (Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei) | Japan | Mitsuyo Seo | Shōchiku Dōga Kenkyūjo | Traditional | First Japanese animated feature. | April 12, 1945 (1945-4-12) |
| Handling Ships | United Kingdom | Alan Crick John Halas | | Stop motion | Instructional film, and the first British animated feature. | June 22, 1945 (1945-6-22) |
| Anchors Aweigh (film) | United States | George Sidney | | Traditional/Live-Action | | July 19, 1945 (1945-7-19) |
| Ziegfeld Follies (film) | United States | Lemuel Ayers Roy Del Ruth Robert Lewis Vincente Minnelli George Sidney | | Traditional/Live-Action | | August 13, 1945 (1945-8-13) |
| The Enchanted Sword Garbancito de La Mancha (Chickpea from La Mancha) | Spain | Arturo Moreno | Balet y Blay | Traditional | First Spanish animated feature and the first animated feature film produced in color outside of the United States. | November 23, 1945 (1945-11-23) |
| 1946 |||||||
| Make Mine Music | United States | Jack Kinney Clyde Geronimi Hamilton Luske Joshua Meador Robert Cormack | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Package film, and the first American animated feature to be made after World War II. | April 20, 1946 (1946-4-20) |
| The Tinderbox Fyrtøjet | Denmark | Svend Methling | Dansk Farve- og Tegnefilm | Traditional | First Danish animated feature. | May 16, 1946 (1946-05-16) |
| Holiday in Mexico | United States | George Sidney | | Traditional/Live-Action | | August 15, 1945 (1945-8-15) |
| Song of the South | United States | Harve Foster Wilfred Jackson | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | | November 12, 1946 (1946-11-12) |
| 1947 |||||||
| The Humpbacked Horse Konyok-Gorbunok | Soviet Union | Ivan Ivanov-Vano | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | | January 10, 1947 (1947-1-10) |
| The Crab with the Golden Claws Le crabe aux pinces d'or | Belgium | Claude Misonne | | Stop motion | First Belgian animated feature. | January 11, 1947 (1947-1-11) |
| Fun and Fancy Free | United States | Jack Kinney (animation) Bill Roberts (animation) Hamilton Luske (animation) William Morgan | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | Package film | September 27, 1947 (1947-9-27) |
| The Czech Year Spalicek | Czechoslovakia | Jiří Trnka | | Stop motion | First Czech animated feature. | December 13, 1947 (1947-12-13) |
| 1948 |||||||
| Melody Time | United States | Jack Kinney Clyde Geronimi Hamilton Luske Wilfred Jackson | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | Package film | May 27, 1948 (1948-5-27) |
| So Dear to My Heart | United States | Harold D. Schuster Hamilton Luske | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional/Live action | | November 29, 1948 (1948-11-29) |
| Water for Fire Fighting | United Kingdom | Alan Crick John Halas | | Stop motion | Instructional film | November 5, 1948 (1948-11-5) |
| Happy Holidays Alegres vacaciones | Spain | José María Blay Guido Leoni Arturo Moreno | | Traditional | | December 27, 1948 (1948-12-27) |
| 1949 |||||||
| The Emperor's Nightingale Cisaruv slavík | Czechoslovakia | Jiří Trnka Miloš Makovec | | Stop motion/Live action | | April 15, 1949 (1949-4-15) |
| Alice in Wonderland | France | Dallas Bower | | Stop motion/Live action | | May 13, 1949 (1949-5-13) |
| The Dynamite Brothers I fratelli Dinamite | Italy | Nino Pagot | | Traditional | First Italian animated feature. | August 22, 1949 (1949-8-22) |
| The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | United States | Jack Kinney Clyde Geronimi James Algar | Walt Disney Productions | Traditional | Package film | October 5, 1949 (1949-10-5) |
| The Singing Princess La Rosa di Baghdad (The Rose of Baghdad) | Italy | Anton Gino Domenighini | | Traditional | | December 22, 1949 (1949-12-22) |
| Adventures of Esparadrapo | Spain | Ángel de Echenique | | Stop motion | | December 26, 1949 (1949-12-26) |