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This came out in 1973 and is an animated film produced by Walt Disney Studios. This is the twenty-first feature film and the one that was after the death of Walt Disney. Some elements were taken from the earlier unfinished production with the tile of Reynard the Fox.
This is the first one among the many that was carried to production without Walt Disney's involvement and stamp of approval. The movie retells the traditional stories and adventures of Robin Hood with the characters cast as anthropomorphic animals. Alan-a-Dale, depicted as a rooster, represented as the minstrel, acted as the narrator.
It is narrated by the minstrel, who explains that while there are many different versions to the Robin Hood legend, "we folks of the animal kingdom have our own version." The characters are Robin Hood (a fox), Maid Marian (a vixen), Little John (a bear), Prince John, (a lion), Sheriff of Nottingham (a wolf), Sir Hiss (a snake), and Friar Tuck, (a badger). Other animal characters are Lady Kluck (a hen), and Alan-a-Dale (a rooster). The other miscellaneous characters are Trigger & Nutsy (vultures), Sexton Mouse and Mother Mouse, (mice), and Mother Rabbit, Sis, Tagalong and Skippy (rabbits).
Disney's Animated Robin Hood has been directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. It was produced by Wolfgang Reitherman. This was written by Larry Clemmons and Ken Anderson. The starring voice casts are Brian Bedford, Peter Ustinov and Phil Harris.
The music is done by Roger Miller. The distributor is the Buena Vista Pictures and the release date was last November 8, 1973. This has been re-released last June 09, 1992. The movie was remastered as the 'Most Wanted Edition' last November 28, 2006, featuring a deleted scene/alternate ending, as well as a 16:9 matted transfer.
It has a total of 83 minutes of running time and is in English language. The budget to make this film was $15,000,000. The international release dates were as follows, Argentina: December 6, 1973, Italy: October 10, 1974, Sweden: November 30, 1974, Spain: December 5, 1974, and France: December 13, 1974 to mention a few. |
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