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An American Tail
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About 1986 animated film directed by Don Bluth
Genres drama, family
Directed by Don Bluth
Written by David Kirschner, Tony Geiss, Judy Freudberg
Music James Horner
Runtime 80 min
Country United States
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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