The Thief and the Cobbler is a British-American-Canadian animated fantasy film directed, co-written and co-produced by Canadian animator Richard Williams. The film is known for its long, troubled history; due to independent funding and ambitiously complex animation, The Thief and the Cobbler was in and out of production for over three decades. It was finally placed into full production in 1988 when Warner Bros. agreed to finance and distribute the film. Negotiations broke down when production went over budget and behind schedule. Warner Bros. pulled out and a completion bond company assumed control of the film. The film was re-edited and re-structured by producer Fred Calvert without Williams' involvement, and released by Allied Filmmakers in Australia and South Africa as The Princess and the Cobbler in 1993; two years later, Miramax Films, at the time a subsidiary of Disney, released an even more heavily edited version of the film in North America under the title Arabian Knight.
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The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
Directed by Richard Williams
Genres - Action-Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Family Film, Musical |
Release Date - Sep 23, 1993 |
Run Time - 72 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - G
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Movie Info
Budget
$25,000,000
Box Office
$669,276
Themes
Tags
Art Film, City, Desert, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Princess, Princess Yum Yum, Troubled Production, Witch
Attributes
Based On: The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin
Alternate Titles
Arabian Knight
IN, US
Arabian Naito
JP
Der Dieb und der Schuster
DE
Dorobô to Kutsuya
JP
El ladrón de Bagdad
ES
El zapatero y la princesa
MX
Il ladro e il ciabattino
IT
Le voleur et le cordonnier
FR
Nasruddin!
Nasrudin
, GB
O Cavaleiro das Arábias
PT
Once...
, GB
Princeza i obućar
RS
The Amazing Nasruddin
, GB
The Cobbler and the Thief
, GB
The Cobbler, the Thief, and the Grand Vizier
, GB
The Majestic Fool
, GB
The Princess and the Cobbler
AU, NL
The Thief
, GB
The Thief and the Cobbler
CA, GB, US
The Thief and the Cobbler: A Moment in Time
, GB, US
The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Cut
US
The Thief Who Never Gave Up
, GB
Tin Tack
, GB
Złodziej z Bagdadu
PL
Вор и сапожник
RU