| Rabbit of Seville | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Starring | Mel Blanc (credited) Arthur Q. Bryan (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | |
| Layouts by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Backgrounds by | Philip De Guard |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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Running time | 7:31 |
| Language | English |
Rabbit of Seville is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on December 16, 1950.[1] It was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese, and features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.[2] The nonstop slapstick humor in the short is paced musically around the overture to Italian composer Gioachino Rossini's 1816 opera buffa The Barber of Seville.[3] In 1994, Rabbit of Seville ranked number 12 in a list of "The 50 Greatest Cartoons" released in North America during the 20th century, a ranking compiled from votes cast by 1,000 artists, producers, directors, voice actors, and other professionals in the field of animation.[4]
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 217. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Remembering the classic 'Rabbit of Seville'", originally posted April 20, 2017 by the Opera Grand Rapids, Betty Van Andel Opera Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. Turner Publishing. ISBN 978-1878685490.