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Alice in Wonderland (1951): Film vs Book

Film · 1951 · Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske · Starring Kathryn Beaumont (voice)

About the film

A colourful animated tour of a nonsense world.

How close is it to the book?

Loosely based on the book

It combines episodes from both books, adds songs and simplifies the language puzzles.

Read or watch first?

The book has the wordplay and logic that animation cannot carry.

What the book gives you

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

A burst of imagination and humor, with one curious scene after another. It invites you to relax and enjoy how wonderfully odd things can be.

Who will like it: Readers who enjoy playful, dreamlike stories full of wordplay and surprises.

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