Winston Hibler

Winston Hibler

Born: October 8, 1910
Died: August 8, 1976

Movies for Winston Hibler...

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
Title: The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 8, 1975
Type: Movie
Animals of all kinds are filmed in different moments of habitat.
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King of the Grizzlies
Title: King of the Grizzlies
Character: Narrator
Released: February 11, 1970
Type: Movie
Moki, a Cree Indian, is made foreman of a sprawling cattle ranch owned by his former army commander. But he carries with him through life the lore of his own people. When he rescues a bear cub, Wahb, he feels a mystical connection between himself and the magnificent creature. Later, Wahb, now a 1,300-pound bear, returns from the wild to wreak havoc on the cattle ranch, and Moki must face this fearsome grizzly. This spectacular film depicts a territorial battle over a country of breathtaking beauty.
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Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
Title: Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
Character: Narrator
Released: January 28, 1968
Type: Movie
A recently orphaned boy living in Mexico has one item that would link him to family, an old letter from an uncle with an address in Tucson, AZ. He sets out across the desert and, while temporarily detained at the border, is unwillingly teamed with a runaway chihuahua who follows him as he illegally crosses the border into the United States. The two form a tight bond as they survive the journey fraught with danger.
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Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
Title: Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
Character: Narrator
Released: January 10, 1965
Type: Movie
After falling out of her nest, a young eagle is rescued by a rancher, and she in turn, rescues him.
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Wonders of the Water Worlds
Title: Wonders of the Water Worlds
Character: Narrator
Released: May 21, 1961
Type: Movie
This tracks the course of a body of water (from brook to lake to sea, etc.) and features the lives of animals that inhabit in or near it.
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Flash, The Teenage Otter
Title: Flash, The Teenage Otter
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Created for Walt Disney Presents television series then expanded by popular demand into a full feature, Flash, the Teenage Otter follows one of Disney’s most beloved animal stars as he strikes out from his home at a Wisconsin wildlife sanctuary to see the wider world with all of its wonders and perils.
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Jungle Cat
Title: Jungle Cat
Character: Narrateur
Released: August 10, 1960
Type: Movie
This final True-Life Adventure would also appear to be one of the best, as we go into the South American jungle to observe the jaguar. Jungle Cat is more intimate than its kin, allowing individual animal characters to be developed. Central to the cast is a pair of jaguars (one ebony), whose fighting leads to love and, not long after, two babies (one resembling each parent).
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Islands of the Sea
Title: Islands of the Sea
Character: Narrator
Released: March 16, 1960
Type: Movie
This short covers some of the wildlife (predominently birds) on four islands-the Galapagos, Guadelupe, Falklands and an island in the Midway chain. While touching very briefly on the turtles of Galapagos and a bit more in-depth on two varieties of iguana and a species of crab, the documentary focuses primarily on birds, including several species of penguin on at least two of the islands, cormorants, frigate birds and the albatross.
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Wild Burro of the West
Title: Wild Burro of the West
Character: Narrator
Released: January 29, 1960
Type: Movie
Dusty is a small burro living a quiet life with her elderly master, a farmer in Mexico, until two men sneak onto the farm and steal her. They use the animal to help them rustle cattle. Dusty carries their water and other supplies, but the men are cruel and mistreat the burro, allowing her little water and feed. Tired of this mistreatment, Dusty strains to break free of the hobbles used to control her. Starring Bill Keys as Andy, Bill Pace as a Rustler and Jim Burch as a Rustler.
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Mysteries of the Deep
Title: Mysteries of the Deep
Character: Narrator
Released: December 16, 1959
Type: Movie
Mysteries of the Deep is a 1959 Disney nature documentary short film. Though not an official True-Life Adventures film, it did accompany the release of The Vanishing Prairie and was included on the Walt Disney Legacy Collection's True Life Adventures releases as a bonus feature. It is narrated by Winston Hibler. The film is a panorama of animals inhabiting the sea near the coast: dolphins, sharks, whales, crabs, rays and fish of all kinds.
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Seven Cities of Antarctica
Title: Seven Cities of Antarctica
Character: Narrator
Released: December 25, 1958
Type: Movie
In 1955 Operation "Deep Freeze" began. This film tells the story of its purpose - the establishment by the United States Navy of seven bases in Antarctica for scientific study and observations in connection with the International Geophysical Year. Rare motion pictures record sequences from the expeditions of the early pioneers, Mundsen and Scott, and the film becomes the story of man's instinct to understand and conquer the unknown.
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White Wilderness
Title: White Wilderness
Character: Narrator
Released: August 12, 1958
Type: Movie
A fabulous new adventure in exciting entertainment.
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Ama Girls
Title: Ama Girls
Character: Narrator
Released: July 9, 1958
Type: Movie
Oscar winning documentary short from 1958
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Wales
Title: Wales
Character: Narrator
Released: June 10, 1958
Type: Movie
Wales prides herself in her wealth of natural resources, foundries, mills, and factories. Beyond this modern facade lies another treasure—a rich historical background and ancient lore. The great granite fortresses still remain as reminders that from the struggle and strife was born a pure and distinctive national culture.
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Perri
Title: Perri
Character: Narrator
Released: August 28, 1957
Type: Movie
This True Life Fantasy follows and shows how the life of a female squirrel, Perri, in the forest is filled with danger and fraught with peril. When not fleeing her natural enemy, the Marten, Perri finds time to fall in love with her prince-charming male squirrel.
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The Crisler Story
Title: The Crisler Story
Character: Narrator
Released: February 27, 1957
Type: Movie
A look at the people that shot the footage for Disney's True-Life Adventures.
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The Blue Men of Morocco
Title: The Blue Men of Morocco
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: February 14, 1957
Type: Movie
The movie presents a mysterious and enigmatic world, a place where more than 40,000 — no one knows precisely how many — descendants of Arab conquerors live, the last great nomads of the world. These nomads are deemed the “Blue Men” due to their bluish complexion — not a racial characteristic, but the consequence of color from their clothing staining their skin. Each morning, they turn to Mecca and thank Allah for the blessing of their remaining liberty, that liberty which, in spite of all the pain and hardships, they would not exchange for houses, which they could not carry on their journeys, nor for radios, since the world outside does not exist for them, nor for watches, since it is not their custom to count the time.
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Samoa
Title: Samoa
Character: Narrator
Released: December 25, 1956
Type: Movie
One of Disney's "People and Places" series looking at the Polynesian kingdom of Samoa.
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Sardinia
Title: Sardinia
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: November 15, 1956
Type: Movie
A train ride takes the audience through the rugged countryside to see the Sardinian people of today. Their independence and self-reliance is emphasized. Sheep are tended and the treatment of their wool is depicted. A wedding and a funeral service are shown, as well as the annual “Ardia” festival with horsemen commemorating historical events.
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Secrets of Life
Title: Secrets of Life
Character: Narrator
Released: November 6, 1956
Type: Movie
A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of nature's strange and intricate designs for survival and her many methods of perpetuating life.
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Men Against the Arctic
Title: Men Against the Arctic
Character: Narrator
Released: December 21, 1955
Type: Movie
This Academy Award winning short subject documentary follows the United States Coast Guard icebreaker ships Eastwind and Westwind for four months as they work to clear navigational paths for ships traversing the arctic sea.
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The African Lion
Title: The African Lion
Character: Narrator
Released: September 14, 1955
Type: Movie
Part of Disney's True-Life Adventures series, this film focuses on the lives of lions in Africa.
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The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
Title: The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 1955
Type: Movie
With the grand opening of Disneyland just a matter of days away, Walt Disney brings us an update on the construction of the new magic kingdom. Winston Hibler narrates scenes depicting the construction on the attarctions and settings in the park as work speeds up to meet the deadline before opening day.
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Siam
Title: Siam
Character: Narrator
Released: December 24, 1954
Type: Movie
Part of the Walt Disney "People and Places" series visiting Siam.
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Operation Undersea
Title: Operation Undersea
Character: Self
Released: December 8, 1954
Type: Movie
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The Vanishing Prairie
Title: The Vanishing Prairie
Character: Narrator
Released: August 16, 1954
Type: Movie
Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
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The Living Desert
Title: The Living Desert
Character: Narrator
Released: November 10, 1953
Type: Movie
Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between desert creatures of every shape, size and description.
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The Alaskan Eskimo
Title: The Alaskan Eskimo
Character: Narrator
Released: February 18, 1953
Type: Movie
Oscar Winning short documentary
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Bear Country
Title: Bear Country
Character: Narrator
Released: February 5, 1953
Type: Movie
Bear Country is a 1953 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).[1] The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries.
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Water Birds
Title: Water Birds
Character: Narrator
Released: June 26, 1952
Type: Movie
Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue wilderness of the vast oceans, to experience the beauty and variety of their majestic birds, each perfectly designed for its habitat. It won the Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.
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The Olympic Elk
Title: The Olympic Elk
Character: Narrator
Released: February 13, 1952
Type: Movie
Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland shadow of Washington's Mount Olympus, to the fertile grazing grounds of its towering peaks.
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Nature's Half Acre
Title: Nature's Half Acre
Character: Narrator
Released: July 28, 1951
Type: Movie
The strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by millions of weird and fascinating creatures. Released theatrically alongside Alice In Wonderland.
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Operation Wonderland
Title: Operation Wonderland
Character: Self
Released: June 14, 1951
Type: Movie
1951 behind the scenes featurette of the Walt Disney animated classic.
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Beaver Valley
Title: Beaver Valley
Character: Narrator
Released: July 19, 1950
Type: Movie
Produced by Walt Disney as part of the "True-Life Adventures" series of nature documentaries (1948–60). The film depicts a young male beaver who must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischievous river otters, and the ever-impending threat of winter.
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Seal Island
Title: Seal Island
Character: Narrator
Released: December 21, 1948
Type: Movie
Seal Island is a 1948 American documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award in 1949 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
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The Amazon Awakens
Title: The Amazon Awakens
Character: Self (Narrator)
Released: May 29, 1944
Type: Movie
A short film made for the U.S. Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs about the history of the Amazon basin.
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The Last Days of Pompeii
Title: The Last Days of Pompeii
Character: Marcellus (uncredited)
Released: October 18, 1935
Type: Movie
In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.