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About 2002 American animated film
Genres fantasy, adventure, musical, pirate, children's
Directed by Donovan Cook, Robin Budd
Music Joel McNeely
Runtime 72 min
Country Canada, United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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