The Tale of the Fox (, , ) was stop-motion animation pioneer Ladislas Starevich's first fully animated feature film. The film is based on the tales of Renard the Fox. Although the animation was finished in Paris after an 18-month period (1929–1930), there were major problems with adding a soundtrack to the film. Finally, funding was given for a German soundtrack by the UFA—Goethe had written a classic version of the Renard legend—and this version had its premiere in Berlin in April 1937. Released eight months before Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, it is the world's sixth-ever animated feature film (and the third surviving animated film, as well as the second to use puppet animation, following The New Gulliver from the USSR). The film was released in France with a French language soundtrack in 1941; this is the version which is currently available on DVD. Plot In the kingdom of animals, the fox Renard is used to tricking and fooling everyone. Consequently, the King (a lion) receives more and more complaints. Finally, he orders Renard to be arrested and brought before the throne. Voice cast Claude Dauphin as Monkey. Romain Bouquet as Fox. Laine as Lion. Sylvain Itkine as Wolf. Léon Larive as Bear. Robert Seller as Cock. Eddy Debray as Badger. Nicolas Amato as Cat. Pons as Donkey. Sylvia Bataille as Rabbit. Suzy Dornac as Fox Cub. Jaime Plama as Cat. (singing voice) See also History of French animation List of animated feature-length films List of stop-motion films References Moritz, William (1992). "Resistance and Subversion in Animated Films of the Nazi Era: the Case of Hans Fischerkoesen". Animation Journal. External links 1937 films 1937 drama films 1937 fantasy films 1937 animated films 1937 children's films 1930s French animated films 1930s stop-motion animated films 1930s children's fantasy films 1930s children's animated films 1930s fantasy drama films 1930s French-language films 1930s German-language films French animated feature films French children's films French animated fantasy films French fantasy drama films French black-and-white films Animated drama films Reynard cycle Films based on fairy tales Films about badgers Animated films about bears Animated films about cats Animated films about chickens Films about donkeys Animated films about foxes Animated films about lions Animated films about monkeys Animated films about rabbits and hares Animated films about wolves Anthropomorphic animals Films about royalty Films set in the Middle Ages Films set in castles Films set