The Thief and the Cobbler
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Creepy, Cool Ghosts of Christmas Carols Past...on DVD, however, which is a start. Don't miss either one, if you can help it. A bit of trivia: Williams' decades-old dream project, The Thief and the Cobbler, eventually got made, but only after he lost the rights to it. The bad guy in... In this article: A Christmas Carol, Patrick Stewart, Charles Dickens, Jim Carrey, The Thief and the Cobbler, Eggnog, DVD, Wired.com, and A Christmas Carol |
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Wikipedia | November 05, 2009
Matthew Broderick
...in Godzilla '' and David Lightman in ''WarGames. He voiced Simba (adult) in The Lion King and ''. He also voiced Tack the Cobbler in ''The Thief and the Cobbler. He also played Leo Bloom in the film and Broadway productions of ''The Producers...
In this article: Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Jennifer Grey, The Producers, Broadway, The Lion King, and Brighton Beach Memoirs
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The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)
...Oriental fantasy that did not copy from it. The Prince of Persia franchise also shares similar characteristics with the film. The film was released on DVD by MGM on 3 December 2002. That version is now out of print. The Criterion...
In this article: The Thief of Bagdad, Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, and John Justin
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Richard Williams (animator)
...is a Canadian animator. He is best known for serving as animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and for his unfinished feature film The Thief and the Cobbler. He was also a film title sequence designer and animator; his most famous...
In this article: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Ken Harris, Miramax, Warner Bros., and Toronto
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The Thief and the Cobbler
...Kingdom, where the majority of the production took place. The Miramax (1995) version of the film was released on VHS on February 18, 1997 as The Thief and the Cobbler (originally released in theatres as Arabian Knight). A widescreen...
In this article: Miramax, DVD, and Roy E. Disney
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This is the logo used on posters of The Thief and the Cobbler from when Richard Williams was still in charge of the project. No released posters ever used this version. This reduced-quality image will be used only on the movie's article in...
In this article: U.S.
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Emery Hawkins
...during that time, he also worked animated with his peers Art Babbitt and Ken Harris on Richard Williams 's unfinished animated feature The Thief and the Cobbler. Hawkins developed Alzheimer's Disease in his later years and was forced to...
In this article: Emery Hawkins, Woody Woodpecker, Art Babbitt, Ken Harris, Alzheimer's disease, Disney, Warner Bros, Screen Gems, and Walter Lantz
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Rotten Tomatoes: News | January 28, 2009
Plug Pulled on Imagi's Astroboy?
...rushed out, straight to DVD. If you've seen Arabian Knights, the botched "completion" of Richard Williams' sublime labour of love, The Thief and the Cobbler, you'll know exactly what I mean. Tags: Animation, Comic Book/Superhero, Imagi,...
In this article: TAG, Cash flow, Recession, DVD, and Western
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Toronto Star | December 19, 2008
Matthew Broderick says bye to Bueller
...and its sequels (he's brave lion Simba), Bee Movie (he's Jerry Seinfeld's best buddy) and an obscure Miramax project from 1993 titled The Princess and the Cobbler (he's the cobbler). And what was Inspector Gadget (guess who he played), if...
In this article: Matthew Broderick, Gary Cooper, The Producers, The Tale of Despereaux, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, World War III, Simba, Despereaux, Miramax, and Jerry Seinfeld
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Times Online | November 28, 2008
24-hour theatre people
Richard Wagner took 28 years to bring The Ring to the stage. The film animateur Richard Williams laboured for 31 years on his magnum opus, The Thief and the Cobbler. Would either have been any worse if, after ten years or so, some tough...
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Cinematical | November 26, 2008
Watch This: The Thief and The Cobbler
by Scott Weinberg Nov 26th 2008 // 2:32PM Have you ever seen an animated film called Arabian Knight? Or The Princess and the Cobbler? If so then you witnessed the final resting place of one man's life work. His name is Richard Williams,...
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The Thief and the Cobbler (released as The Princess and The Cobbler in Australia and South Africa, and Arabian Knight in most other countries) was the twenty-six-year animated feature film pet project of Canadian animator Richard Williams. Beginning the work in 1964, Williams intended for the film to be his masterpiece, and a milestone in the art of animation. The Thief and the Cobbler was in and out of production for over two decades, until Williams, buoyed by his success as animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, signed a deal in 1990 to have Warner Bros. finance and distribute the film. This deal fell through when Williams was unable to complete the film on time. As Warners pulled out, The Completion Bond Company assumed control of the project and had it finished by producer Fred Calvert without Williams.
Two versions of Calvert's completed The Thief and the Cobbler were released; one was issued in Australia and South Africa in 1993 as The Princess and the Cobbler and the other in the United States in 1995 as Arabian Knight, distributed by Miramax Family Films. While both are significantly different from Williams' intended version, the Arabian Knight version included new voice work by actors such as Jennifer Beals, Matthew Broderick and Jonathan Winters. Although The Princess and the Cobbler/Arabian Knight was not a financial success, the film's history and intent has given it significant cult status among animation professionals and fans.
The film was the final released work of Vincent Price. Price recorded his dialogue starting in 1967 and died in 1993, prior to the film's 1995 release in the United States.
- Name:
- The Thief and the Cobbler
- Release Date:
- August 25, 1995
- Directed By:
- Richard Williams
- Produced by:
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- Imogen Sutton
- Jacobus Rose
- Richard Williams
- Written By:
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- Margaret French
- Richard Williams
- Starring:
- See voice cast
- Music By:
- Robert Folk
- Distributed By:
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- Alliance Communications (theatrical and VHS, the company exited during the film's release)
- The Weinstein Company (2006 DVD)
- The Princess and the Cobbler
- Alliance Atlantis (DVD, the company exited after the film was released)
- Arabian Knight
- Majestic Films International
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (VHS/DVD, distributing for Alliance Atlantis)
- Filmayer
- Miramax Family Films
- Language:
- English
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