Mars and Beyond

Year: 1957

Runtime: 53 mins

Language: English

Director: Ward Kimball

AnimationDocumentary

Directed by Disney legend Ward Kimball, the 1957 short “Mars and Beyond” offers a light‑hearted look at space travel’s history and future, focusing on Mars. It blends scientific and philosophical ideas, references H.G. Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs, and uses vivid animation to parody pulp‑era comics while profiling each planet’s potential for human adventure. Walt Disney praised it as ahead of its time and called Kimball a genius.

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