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Dec 16, 1978 · The Small One: Directed by Don Bluth, Jack Cutting, Wolfgang Reitherman. With Sean Marshall, William Woodson, Olan Soule, Hal Smith. Ordered by his father to sell his old, small donkey, named Small One, a boy in ancient Palestine takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market.
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- Animation, Short, Drama
- Don Bluth, Jack Cutting, Wolfgang Reitherman
- 1978-12-16
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Outside of the city of Nazareth, a young boy and his father own four donkeys. Three of these donkeys are young and strong. The fourth donkey, Small One, is old and weak, but the boy loves him anyway. Everyday, the boy and the donkey play together before they go to work, helping the boy's father to collect wood. The boy and his father take the donke...
The Small One (voiced by Clarence Nash)Three Merchants (voiced by The Mellomen)VHS 1. The Small One 2. Walt Disney Mini Classics: The Small One 3. A Christmas Miracle and Mickey's Christmas Carol 4. Countdown to Christmas DVD 1. Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites: Classic Holiday Stories (Censored) 2. Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films: Mickey's Christmas Carol 3. Countdown to Christmas
Story Adaptation: Pete Young, Vance GerryWith the Voice Talents of Sean Marshall, William Woodson, Olan Soule, Hal Smith, Joe Higgins, Gordon JumpDirecting Animators: John Pomeroy, Gary Goldman, Cliff NordbergAnimators: Lorna Pomeroy, Heidi Guedel, Linda Miller, Emily Jiuliano, Jerry Rees, Bill Hajee, Chuck Harvey, Ron HusbandThis is Don Bluth's directorial debut and as producer and song writer.This is the last Disney animated short film to use Technicolor before moving to modern color film stock on Animated short films.When this short made it's Region 1 DVD debut on Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites: Volume 9: Classic Holiday Stories, the following two scenes are edited : 1. The star in the sky at the end has been digitally-altered with more lines to look less like a stereotypical Christian cross. 2. The song the three merchants sing has had a lyrics change...
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The Small One. The Small One (also known as A Christmas Miracle in the UK) is a 1978 American animated featurette produced by Walt Disney Productions and released theatrically by Buena Vista Distribution on December 16, 1978 with a re-issue of Pinocchio (1940).
- Robert F. Brunner, Don Bluth, Richard Rich
- Walt Disney Productions
- Don Bluth, Ron Miller (executive)
The Small One is the titular protagonist of Disney's The Small One. He is a gentle miniature donkey past his prime. Long years of working hard have made him weak. Though he eats as much as the other donkeys, he cannot handle the same loads. He has strong feelings for the Boy and would give his life to help him, as he almost does at the Tanner's. Small One lived with his young master in ...
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Overview. Ordered by his father to sell his old, small donkey, Small One, a Hebrew boy in ancient Israel takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph. Joseph buys Small One and uses him to take his pregnant wife Mary to Bethlehem. Don Bluth.
The Small One is a Christmas short film that was released on December 16, 1978, accompanying a re-release of Pinocchio. Directed by Don Bluth, the short takes place in Nazareth and tells the tale of a young boy and his beloved donkey Small One, which he is forced to sell, but wants to give it a good place to go, eventually selling it to Joseph and Mary as transportation to Bethlehem. The story ...
