Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Title: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Year: 1937
Director: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen
English dubbing: Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Hall Johnson Choir, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Marion Darlington, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA

Why in Database: The turtle appears among the other animals that accompany Snow White, and as such appears throughout the film. A recurring joke may be the fact that it is always the last – and before he reaches his destination, the other animals are already returning and passing him by on their way.

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Animalympics

Title: Animalympics
Year: 1980
Director: Steven Lisberger
Actors: Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal, Harry Shearer, Michael Fremer
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA

Why in Database: The tortoise is reporting on the Olympics, so it shows up every now and then. Besides, you can also see other turtles in a few other shots. Generally it’s very turtle movie.

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Animals United

Title: Animals United
Original title (niemiecki): Konferenz der Tiere
Year: 2010
Director: Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe
English dubbing: James Corden, Stephen Fry, Andy Serkis, Dawn French, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure
Country: Germany

Why in Database: A pair of very old turtles play one of the most important roles in the film, and as such, they appear in many scenes.

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The Wild

Title: The Wild
Year: 2006
Director: Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams
English dubbing: Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo, William Shatner, Richard Kind
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA

Why in Database: At one point, the zoo animals play curling, but instead of the traditional stones, they use turtles.

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The Emperor’s New Groove

Title: The Emperor’s New Groove
Year: 2000
Director: Mark Dindal
English dubbing: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, Wendie , Kellyann Kelso, Eli Russell Linnetz
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA

Why in Database: First, we see a turtle symbol on one of the bottles on the shelf – which means that bottle have a mixture that turns into a turtle. Soon after, the escaping main character is exposed to this mixture and turns into a turtle for a short time.

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Tarzan II

Title: Tarzan II
Year: 2005
Director: Brian Smith
English dubbing: Harrison Chad, George Carlin, Brad Garrett, Ron Perlman, Estelle Harris, Glenn Close, Lance Henriksen
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA

Why in Database: In one scene, Zugor turns the turtle over, on its back. Little Tarzan passes him, but quickly comes back and turns it over.

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The NeverEnding Story

Title: The NeverEnding Story
Original title oryginalny (german): Die unendliche Geschichte
Year: 1984
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Actors: Barret Oliver, Gerald McRaney, Chris Eastman, Darryl Cooksey, Nicholas Gilbert, Thomas Hill, Deep Roy
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: West Germany, USA

Why in Database: A film adaptation of the book The Neverending Story. The main character meets a huge, ancient turtle, Morla, who is allergic to youth. At the end, he also sees her as the painting.

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Hoodwinked!

Title: Hoodwinked!
Year: 2005
Director: Cory Edwards , Todd Edwards, Tony Leech
English dubbing: Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Jim Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Anthony Anderson, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri, Andy Dick, Cory Edwards
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Criminal, Family
Country: USA

Why in Database: Turtle is seen several times, he appears as a reporter, assistant of director and playing the guitar. It is the same CGI model, but there is no suggestion whether it is the same turtle or two/three different ones.

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Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers

Title: Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
Year: 2004
Director: Donovan Cook
English dubbing: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Jim Cummings, April Winchell
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA

Why in Database: The turtle is the active narrator of the whole movie, so as such we see him at the very beginning, in several scenes throughout the movie, and even during the credits.

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The Boy Who Loved Trolls

Tytuł: The Boy Who Loved Trolls
Year: 1984
Director: Harvey S. Laidman
Actors: Matt Dill, Sam Waterston, Susan Anton, William H. Macy
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA

Why in Database: You can see the turtle for the first time at the beginning, the main character picks it up and releases it right away. Moments later, the same turtle appears in a glass ball as a result of a magic trick presented by a street illusionist. In a more fantastic form, the protagonist later meets a huge turtle called Socrates, but only its shell is visible. Also, instead of “going outside” his shell, he turns into a human.

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