The Fox and the Hound is the 24th Disney animated feature film.

The film was first released in the USA on July 10, 1981.

The co-directors for the film were Ted Berman (December 17, 1919 - July 15, 2001), Richard Rich and Art Stevens .

Berman previously had credits as a character animator for the 1961 feature film One Hundred and One Dalmatians and writer for the 1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. He would later be co-director for the 1985 The Black Cauldron.

Rich had been a Disney employee since 1972 but this was his first major assignment. He would also serve as a co-director for The Black Cauldron. He would later found the Rich Animation Studios . Their best known film is arguably the 1994 The Swan Princess .

Stevens was previously credited as a character animator for the 1953 Peter Pan, the previously mentioned One Hundred and One Dalmatians and the 1973 Robin Hood. He had also previously directed the 1977 The Rescuers.

External links

• A profile of the film and its characters