The Thief and the Cobbler (1995)
- Director(s):
- Richard Williams
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Thief and the Cobbler
Master animator Richard Williams (best known for his work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) created this visually dazzling full-length cartoon. Tack (voice of Matthew Broderick) is a shy and humble cobbler in love with the beautiful Princess Yum Yum (voice of Jennifer Beals). Tack gets his chance to impress the Princess when he's pressed into service to help defeat a wicked sorcerer, Zigzag (voice of Vincent Price); Tack also runs afoul of a charming but duplicitous thief (voice of Jonathan Winters). Arabian Knight (also shown as The Thief and the Cobbler) was reportedly long in production and held back from release for a time because the distributors were afraid that many Americans would not be inclined to see a family film set in the Middle East in the wake of the Gulf War; by the time it finally opened, two members of the voice cast, Vincent Price and Donald Pleasence, had passed on. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 74 mins
Complete Cast of The Thief and the Cobbler
- Jennifer Beals - Princess Yum Yum
- Donald Pleasence
- Jonathan Winters - Thief
- Kevin Dorsey - One-Eye
- Eric Bogosian - Phido
- Matthew Broderick - Tack
- Vincent Price - Zigzag
- Toni Collette - Nurse/Good Witch
- Clive Revill - King Nod
- Director(s):
- Richard Williams
- Writer(s):
- Terry Runte, Stephen Zito, Margaret French
- Producer(s):
- Richard Williams, Jake Eberts, Imogen Sutton
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G(Excellent For Children)
- Categories:
- Animation, Family & Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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