Bambi is an animated coming-of-age drama film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures in 1942. The production was based loosely on the 1923 novel "Bambi, a Life in the Woods" written by Felix Salten.
The film was directed by David D. Hand with a team of six sequence directors. It is recognized as an American animated feature that adapted the narrative of Salten's literary work into a cinematic format.