In the 1940 film Fantasia, who was the Sorcerer's Apprentice?
Fantasia (1940 film) on "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", an elaborate "Silly Symphonies" short designed as a comeback role for Mickey Mouse, who had declined in popularity. As production costs grew higher than what it could earn, Disney decided to include the short in a feature-length film with other segments set to classical pieces. The soundtrack was recorded using multiple audio channels and reproduced with Fantasound, a pioneering sound reproduction system that made "Fantasia" the first commercial film shown in stereophonic sound. "Fantasia" was first released in theatrical roadshow engagements held in thirteen U.S. cities from November 13, 1940. While acclaimed by critics, it was
The Sorcerer's Apprentice apprentice when he saves him. "Fantasia" popularized Goethe's story to a worldwide audience. The segment proved so popular that it was repeated, in its original form, in the sequel "Fantasia 2000". Some versions of the tale differ from Goethe's, and in some versions the sorcerer is angry at the apprentice and in some even expels the apprentice for causing the mess. In other versions, the sorcerer is a bit amused at the apprentice and he simply chides his apprentice about the need to able to properly control such magic once summoned. The sorcerer's anger with the apprentice, which appears in