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title: 'The Living Desert (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Algar'
released: '1953-11-10'
runtime_minutes: 69
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-living-desert-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046008/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Living Desert (1953)

1953 · 69 min · United States

Part of: True-Life Adventures

## Synopsis

The Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film that shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the Southwestern United States. The film was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt (uncredited), and Ted Sears. It was directed by Algar, with Hibler as the narrator and was filmed in Tucson, Arizona. The film won the 1953 Oscar for Best Documentary.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Algar](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-algar)
- **Screenplay:** [James Algar](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-algar), [Winston Hibler](https://cinepixo.com/people/winston-hibler), [Ted Sears](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-sears)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-smith)
- **Producer:** [Walt Disney](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-disney)
- **Director of Photography:** [N. Paul Kenworthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/n-paul-kenworthy), [Robert H. Crandall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-h-crandall)
- **Editor:** [Norman Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-palmer)

## Cast

- [Winston Hibler](https://cinepixo.com/people/winston-hibler)

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/the-living-desert
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-living-desert-1953
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