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One Hundred and One Dalmatians, American animated film, released in 1961, that became a Walt Disney classic, especially known for the villainous character Cruella De Vil. When dalmatians Pongo and Perdita have 15 puppies, Cruella De Vil attempts to buy them from their owners, a composer and his wife. When the couple refuses to sell, Cruella steals the puppies. It is soon discovered that she has been rounding up dalmatians in order to make them...