The Hobbit is a 1959 English/American animated fantasy film based on the novel of the same name, by JRR Tolkien, That was produced by Walt Disney and Co-Directed by the original author himself as a new found collaboration between the two and Warner Bros. Animation that aired on Television in August 12th, 1959 in both The UK and The US, six to secen months after the theatrical release of Disney's Sleeping Beauty.