Animated Hero Classics (1991): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1991, Animated Hero Classics is a dokumentarfilm and action & abenteuer series.

What it’s about. Animated Hero Classics is an educational Animated television series of programs co-produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Warner Bros. The series, geared toward elementary school aged children, includes twenty biographies of both female and male scientists, inventors, explorers, and social champions from around Europe, North America and the Middle East, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Florence Nightingale, Harriet Tubman, Joan of Arc, Benjamin Franklin, Helen Keller, Marco Polo, Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur. The Children's Television Act of 1990 required terrestrial television networks to devote time to Educational and Informative programming for children. Even though Warner Bros' cable networks were not directly affected by these requirements, these programs were debuted on their HBO network's Saturday morning children's block as a show of good faith that the network was committed to quality educational programming for children. The dramatic biographies were meticulously researched by the producers and written to engage both children and adults, providing an entertaining and accessible way to learn about the positive impact that these women and men have had on our world.

Who’s in it. Animated Hero Classics stars Matthew Davis as Christopher Columbus (voice), Gregory Snegoff as Pinzon (voice), Patrick Page as Bosco (voice) and Gregg Coffin as Lope (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, Animated Hero Classics has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Angel Studios. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Animated Hero Classics page.

If you liked it. Fans of Animated Hero Classics tend to enjoy Unser Kosmos: Die Reise geht weiter, Planet Erde, Planet Erde II: Eine Erde - viele Welten and Vikings.