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This is a list of films with live-action and animation, films that combine
live action Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ...
and
animated Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most ani ...
elements, typically interacting.


Shorts by decade


1900s

* 1900 – '' The Enchanted Drawing''


1910s

* 1914 – '' Gertie the Dinosaur'' * 1917 – ' ("''When Captain Grogg was to be painted''") * 1918 – '' Out of the Inkwell'' series (animated characters in live action surroundings: series between 1918 and 1929)


1920s

* 1923 – ''
Alice Comedies The ''Alice Comedies'' are a series of animated/live-action shorts created by Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American ani ...
'' series (live action girl in animated surroundings) * 1929 – '' Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid''


1930s

* 1933 – '' Zero for Conduct'' * 1936 – '' Puppet Show'' * 1938 – '' Daffy Duck in Hollywood'' (live action film clips)


1940s

* 1940 – '' You Ought to Be in Pictures'' * 1940 – '' Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner'' * 1943 – '' Who Killed Who?'' (two live-action sequences) * 1944 - '' What's Cookin' Doc?'' * 1949 – ''
Señor Droopy Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation. He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face; hence his name. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metr ...
'' * 1949 – '' The House of Tomorrow'' * 1949 – '' Rabbit Hood'' (footage from '' The Adventures of Robin Hood'')


1950s

* 1951 – '' Cold Turkey'' (live action wrestling match on TV) * 1953 – '' The Three Little Pups'' (cowboys riding horses; Southern Wolf riding on black-and-white live action horse) * 1959 – '' Donald in Mathmagic Land'' (live-action character at a billiards game, orchestra, paintings, human figures and live-action objects) * 1959 – '' The Mouse That Jack Built'' (live action sequence at the end)


1960s

* 1961 – '' Donald and the Wheel'' (silhouettes of two actors, live action objects and female dancer) * 1961 – '' The Litterbug'' (opening and closing credits live-action environments) * 1965 – '' Pink Panzer'' * 1966 – ''
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree ''Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree'' is a 1966 animated featurette based on the first two chapters of '' Winnie-the-Pooh'' by A. A. Milne. The film was produced by Walt Disney Productions, and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution on Febru ...
'' (opening and closing sequences) * 1968 – '' Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'' (opening and closing sequences)


1970s

* 1974 – '' Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too'' (opening and closing sequences) * 1976 – ''
Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals ''Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals'' (originally aired on TV as ''Carnival of the Animals'') is a 1976 live action/animated television special featuring the ''Looney Tunes'' characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck and directed by Chuck Jon ...
'' (animated characters in live action environments)


Features by decade


1920s

* 1925 – '' The Lost World'' (Dinosaurs made by
Willis O'Brien Willis Harold O'Brien (March 2, 1886 – November 8, 1962) was an American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer, who according to ASIFA-Hollywood "was responsible for some of the best-known images in cinema history ...
)


1930s

* 1930 – '' King of Jazz'' (animated segment by
Walter Lantz Walter Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Biography Early years and start in animation Lantz ...
) * 1931 – '' Frankenstein (1931 film)'' (live-action) * 1933 – '' Alice in Wonderland'' (animated segment "The Walrus and the Carpenter") * 1933 – ''
King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...
'' (King Kong made by Willis O'Brien) * 1933 – '' Son of Kong'' (Little Kong made by Willis O'Brien) * 1933 – '' Zero for Conduct'' * 1934 – '' Babes in Toyland'' * 1934 – '' Hollywood Party'' (animated segment "The Hot Choc-Late Soldiers") * 1934 – '' Servants' Entrance'' (sequence with animated singing silverware) * 1935 – '' The New Gulliver'' * 1937 - '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (Book only) * 1939 – '' The Golden Key'' * 1939 – ''
The Wizard of Oz ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' or ''The Wizard of Oz'' most commonly refers to: *'' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', a 1900 American novel by L. Frank Baum often reprinted as ''The Wizard of Oz'' ** Wizard of Oz (character), from the Baum novel serie ...
'' (animation and live-action)


1940s

* 1940 – '' Fantasia'' * 1941 – '' The Lady Eve'' * 1941 – '' The Reluctant Dragon'' * 1942 – '' Saludos Amigos'' * 1944 – '' The Three Caballeros'' * 1945 – '' Anchors Aweigh'' (
Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the ...
make an appearance) * 1946 – '' Make Mine Music'' ( David Lichine and
Tatiana Riabouchinska Tatiana Mikhailovna Riabouchinska (russian: Татья́на Миха́йловна Рябуши́нская, 23 May 191724 August 2000) was a Russian American prima ballerina and teacher. Famous at age 14 as one of the three " Baby Baller ...
in Two silhouttes) * 1946 – '' Holiday in Mexico'' * 1946 – ''
Song of the South ''Song of the South'' is a 1946 American live-action/animated musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the Uncle Remus stories as adapted by J ...
'' * 1946 – ''
Ziegfeld Follies The ''Ziegfeld Follies'' was a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934 and 1936. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as '' The Ziegfeld Follies of the ...
'' - deleted stop-motion sequence * 1947 – '' Fun and Fancy Free'' (story sequences) * 1948 – '' Melody Time'' (with Amigo Lady from ''Blame it on the Samba'' and Roy Rogers, Bobby Driscoll, and Luana Patten from Pecos Bill) * 1948 – '' Superman'' (Flying Sequences) * 1948 – '' Two Guys from Texas'' * 1949 – '' Alice in Wonderland'' * 1949 – '' Mighty Joe Young'' (Joe Young made by Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen) * 1949 – '' My Dream Is Yours'' * 1949 – '' So Dear to My Heart'' * 1949 – ''
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad ''The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' is a 1949 American animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions, released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney and James Algar with Ben Sharpsteen as production ...
'' (only library)


1950s

* 1950 – '' Atom Man vs. Superman'' * 1950 – '' Destination Moon'' * 1950 – '' The Great Rupert'' * 1953 – '' Dangerous When Wet'' * 1953 – '' Robot Monster'' * 1954 – ''
Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produ ...
'' (stop-motion scene of Godzilla's tail destroying the Nichigeki Theater building) * 1956 – '' Forbidden Planet'' * 1956 – '' Invitation to the Dance'' (The third and final segment of Sinbad the Sailor) * 1957 – '' The Black Scorpion'' * 1957 – '' The Snow Queen'' (live action prologue with Art Linkletter) * 1958 – ''
Tom Thumb Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. ''The History of Tom Thumb'' was published in 1621 and was the first fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, ta ...
'' * 1958 – ''
Vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties ...
'' (Dream Sequence) * 1959 – '' I Was a Satellite of the Sun'' * 1959 – '' Behemoth, the Sea Monster'' * 1959 – '' The Devil's Disciple'' * 1959 - '' Sleeping Beauty'' (Book Only) * 1959 – '' Darby O'Gill and the Little People''


1960s

* 1960 – '' Dinosaurus!'' * 1960 – '' The 3 Worlds of Gulliver'' * 1961 – '' The Parent Trap'' (opening and closing credits sequence in stop-motion) * 1961 - '' Babes in Toyland'' (stop-motion soldiers) * 1962 – '' Jack the Giant Killer'' * 1962 – ''
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen ''The Fabulous Baron Munchausen'' ( cz, Baron Prášil) is a 1962 Czechoslovak romantic adventure film directed by Karel Zeman, based on the tales about Baron Munchausen. The film combines live-action with various forms of animation and is high ...
'' * 1962 – '' The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm'' * 1963 – '' Cici Can'' (animated ghost by ''Yalçın Çetin'') * 1963 – '' The Pink Panther'' * 1963 - '' It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (opening credits sequence) * 1964 – '' Mary Poppins'' * 1964 – '' A Shot in the Dark'' * 1964 – '' Dogora'' (animated tentacle sequences) * 1964 – ''
The Incredible Mr. Limpet ''The Incredible Mr. Limpet'' is a 1964 American live-action/animated comedy film produced by Warner Bros.''Variety'' film review; January 22, 1964, page 6. and based on the 1942 novel ''Mr. Limpet'' by Theodore Pratt. It is about a man named He ...
'' * 1964 – '' Tale about the Lost Time'' * 1964 - ''
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones ''The Misadventures of Merlin Jones'' is a 1964 American science-fiction comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Tommy Kirk as a college student who experiments with mind-reading and hyp ...
'' (opening sequence) * 1964 – '' A Jester's Tale'' * 1966 – '' The Daydreamer'' (live action and stop motion sequences) * 1966 – '' The Stolen Airship'' * 1967 – '' Bedazzled'' (characters turn into animated flies) * 1968 – '' Yokai Monsters: One Hundred Monsters'' * 1968 – ''
The Charge of the Light Brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action involving the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan had intended to s ...
'' (opening sequence and linking sequences by Richard Williams) * 1968 – '' Madigan's Millions'' (animated collage opening credits sequence) * 1968 – '' Inspector Clouseau'' (Pink Panther sequences) * 1968 – '' Out of an Old Man's Head'' * 1969 – '' The Valley of Gwangi''


1970s

* 1970 – '' Song of Norway'' * 1970 – '' The Phantom Tollbooth'' * 1970 – ''
The Nameless Knight ''The Nameless Knight'' ( tr, Adsız Cengaver; fa, فرزند شمشیر) is a 1970 Turkish historical fantasy film directed by Halit Refiğ and starring Cüneyt Arkın, Nebahat Çehre, Pouri Banayi, Birsen Ayda, and Altan Günbay. Plot A young ...
'' * 1970 – '' Cry of the Banshee'' (animated opening credits sequence) * 1971 – '' On the Comet'' * 1971 – '' Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' (animated book,
nightclub A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music. Nightclubs gener ...
and soccer match). * 1971 – ''
Godzilla vs. Hedorah is a 1971 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Yoshimitsu Banno, co-written by Banno and Takeshi Kimura, and produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. It is the 11th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and features the fictional monster charac ...
'' (animated sequences) * 1971 – '' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' * 1971 – '' And Now for Something Completely Different'' * 1971 – ''
200 Motels ''200 Motels'' is a 1971 surrealist musical film written and directed by Frank Zappa and Tony Palmer, and featuring music by Zappa. An international co-production of United States and the United Kingdom, the film stars the Mothers of Invention, T ...
'' * 1972 – '' Godzilla vs. Gigan'' (manga sequences) * 1972 – '' The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes'' (live action with stop motion and animated sequences) * 1972 – '' The War Between Men and Women'' * 1972 – '' Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies'' (TV) - (live action Mad Mirror Land sequence) * 1973 – '' Heavy Traffic'' * 1973 – ''Marco'' (live action and stop motion sequences) * 1974 – '' Down and Dirty Duck'' * 1974 – '' The Golden Voyage of Sinbad'' * 1974 – '' The Little Prince'' * 1974 – ''
Dunderklumpen! ''Dunderklumpen!'' is a 1974 Swedish family film directed by Per Åhlin, which combines animation and live action. The story involves several musical numbers. It was released on 26 September 1974. At the 11th Guldbagge Awards, Åhlin won a Specia ...
'' * 1974 – '' Journey Back to Oz'' * 1975 – '' Coonskin'' * 1975 – '' Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' (animated sequences) * 1975 – '' Han's Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'' (live action sequences) * 1975 – '' The Return of the Pink Panther'' * 1975 – '' Bugs Bunny: Superstar'' (documentary with animated and live action footage) * 1976 – '' Allegro Non Troppo'' * 1976 – '' Futureworld'' (CGI animated hand from the 1972 film A Computer Animated Hand and CGI animated face from the 1974 film Faces & Body Parts) * 1976 – '' Eraserhead'' (one scene) * 1976 – '' I, Tintin'' * 1976 – '' The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' * 1977 – ''
Pete's Dragon ''Pete's Dragon'' is the title of two Disney live-action films: * ''Pete's Dragon'' (1977 film) * ''Pete's Dragon'' (2016 film) {{Short pages monitor