Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
One of theatrical release posters. Piglet and Tigger, neither of whom appear in the film, here more closely resemble their appearance in the E. H. Shepard illustrations.
Directed byWolfgang Reitherman
Story by
Based onStories written
by A. A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard
Produced byWalt Disney
Starring
Narrated bySebastian Cabot
Music byBuddy Baker
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release dates
Running time
26 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree is a 1966 American animated musical fantasy short film based on the first two chapters of the 1926 book of the same name by A. A. Milne, while the troubles in reattaching Eeyore's tail come from chapter 4 of the same book and Pooh's exercises in front of the mirror come from the poem #38 (Teddy Bear, first appearance of the character) in When We Were Very Young. The film was produced by Walt Disney Productions, and released by Buena Vista Distribution on February 4, 1966, as a double feature with The Ugly Dachshund. It was the last short film produced by Walt Disney, who later died on December 15, 1966, ten months after its release. Its songs were written by the Sherman Brothers (Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) and the score was composed and conducted by Buddy Baker.

Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the first animated featurette in the Winnie the Pooh film series, and it was later added as a segment to the 1977 film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

It featured the voices of Sterling Holloway as Winnie the Pooh, Junius Matthews as Rabbit, Bruce Reitherman as Christopher Robin, Clint Howard as Roo, Barbara Luddy as Kanga, Ralph Wright as Eeyore, Howard Morris as Gopher, and Hal Smith as Owl. It was narrated by Sebastian Cabot.