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The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 · 72 min

A dizzying, hand-drawn chase of slapstick and ornate spectacle, playful and inventive, though the seams of its troubled making show.

Directed by
Richard Williams
Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Tagline
The least likely of heroes in the most unlikely adventure.
Overview
Princess Yum Yum falls in love with Tack and saves him from being executed. Later, when the protective orbs of the palace get stolen, Tack and Yum Yum set out to find them and save the kingdom.

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Directed by
Richard Williams
Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • power
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • fantasy world
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour7
Realism1
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, family, fantasy, romance, adventure
Directed by
Richard Williams
Written by
Margaret French, Richard Williams
Starring
Vincent Price, Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Quayle, Joan Sims, Donald Pleasence, Jonathan Winters, Paul Matthews
Music
Robert Folk
Cinematography
John Leatherbarrow
Runtime
72 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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