![]() Tack is brought before King Nod and his daughter, Princess Yum-Yum. Zigzag, King Nod's Grand Vizier, steps on one of the tacks and orders Tack to be arrested while the Thief escapes. When the thief sneaks into Tack's house, the two get stitched together and stumble outside, causing Tack's tacks to fall onto the street. Living in the city are a cobbler, Tack, and a nameless, unsuccessful yet persistent thief, both mute. According to a prophecy, the city would fall to "destruction and death" if the Balls are removed, and could only be saved by "the simplest soul with the smallest and simplest of things". The prosperous Golden City is ruled by the narcoleptic King Nod and protected by three golden balls atop its tallest minaret. It has maintained a cult following since its release. It is the final film for several actors and artists, including animators Ken Harris (died 1982), Errol Le Cain (died 1989), Emery Hawkins (died 1989), Grim Natwick (died 1990), and Art Babbitt (died 1992), and including actors Felix Aylmer (died 1979), Eddie Byrne (died 1981), Clinton Sundberg (died 1987), Kenneth Williams (died 1988), Sir Anthony Quayle (died 1989), and Vincent Price (died 1993, one month after the film's initial release). The Thief and the Cobbler is one of the films with the longest production times. He acknowledged the film's rehabilitated reputation, due to projects like The Recobbled Cut, a restoration by Garrett Gilchrist, and Persistence of Vision, a 2012 documentary by Kevin Schreck detailing the production. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences archived Williams's own 35 mm workprint. Disney, have discussed restoring the film to its original version. Over the years, various people and companies, including Roy E. Both versions of the film performed poorly at the box office and received mixed reviews. Two years later, Miramax Films, which was owned by Disney at the time, released another re-edit titled Arabian Knight. It was eventually released by Allied Filmmakers in 1993 with the title The Princess and the Cobbler. When production went over budget and behind schedule, it was heavily cut and hastily re-edited by producer Fred Calvert without Williams's involvement. agreed to finance and distribute the film. It was finally placed into full production in 1989, when Warner Bros. 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. Definately Recommend to anyone a fan of the genre.The Thief and the Cobbler is an unfinished animated fantasy film co-written and directed by Richard Williams. There are a few scenes in the film that feel out of place and some of the character development isn't really there, but overall i had a blast watching this movie and plan to see it again. They are directed fantastically, and the firearms in the movie sound robust and authoritative, which gives the film a hard edge that i found to love. The same goes for the other cast members, Great Acting! What really sold this movie for me, was the incredible action sequences. I was actually surprised with Gerard Butler's performance in this movie, he was actually REALLY good and played the role with commitment. Sure, there are a lot of heist films out there, but I found Den of Thieves to bring some new elements into the genre that i have never seen, which i thought was pretty great. And while its true that Den of Thieves takes almost TOO MUCH inspiration from HEAT, it certainly delivers some unexpected turns that make the movie unpredictible and not generic. I went into Den of Thieves with low expectations, and walked out pleasently surprised with this movie! Im a huge heist movie fan and Michael Mann's 'Heat' is one of my favorite movies of all time. ![]()
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