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Budget. $28 million [2] Box office. $669,276 [3] The Thief and the Cobbler is an unfinished animated fantasy film co-written and directed by Richard Williams. [4] Originally devised in the 1960s, the film was in and out of production for nearly three decades due to independent funding and ambitiously complex animation.
- $669,276
- David Burman, Peter Shade, David Cullen, Robert Folk
- $28 million
- Vincent Price
Fred Calvert's reworked version was released in 1993 as "The Princess and the Cobbler." It contains four new song sequences, re-dubbed voices, new music, and many edits. The Calvert-directed animation is often of low quality, and this version is so different from what Richard Williams intended that it was disowned by those involved, and Wiliams ...
Aug 20, 2019 · Williams had previously learned from and worked with most of these artists (all dead) on projects like his BAFTA-winning 1971 TV version of “A Christmas Carol” (executive produced by “Loonie Tunes” God Chuck Jones, who recommended Williams for the job); the 1977 feature “Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical”; and the Oscar-winning 1988 ...
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"The Thief and the Cobbler" is an animated feature film, famous for its superb and unusual animation and its long, troubled history. The film was conceived by Canadian animator Richard Williams, who worked for nearly three decades on the project. Beginning production in 1964, Williams intended The Thief and the Cobbler to be his masterpiece, and a milestone in the art of animation. Due to its ...
Richard Edmund Williams (March 19, 1933 – August 16, 2019) was a Canadian-British animator, voice actor, and painter. A three-time Academy Award winner, he is best known as the animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) -- for which he won two Academy Awards -- and as the director of his unfinished feature film The Thief and the Cobbler (1993).
- Canadian, British
- 6; including Alexander
- 1957–2019
- Northern Secondary School
Nov 19, 2021 · The Williams family cooperated with Will Smith and King Richard’s filmmakers to make sure they got the story right—even if it meant addressing some hard truths. By Julie Miller November 19, 2021
Nov 19, 2021 · Yes. King Richard is based on the true story of Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams. In the film, Richard tells anyone who will listen that his daughters are born to be stars ...
