The Mouse and His Child (film)

The Mouse and His Child
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Swenson
Fred Wolf[1]
Written byRussell Hoban (novel)
Carol Monpere
Produced byWalt deFaria
StarringPeter Ustinov[2]
Cloris Leachman
Sally Kellerman
Andy Devine
Music byRoger Kellaway
Production
companies
Murakami-Wolf Productions
  • Sanrio
  • DeFaria-Lockhart-Sanrio
Distributed bySanrio[3]
Release dates
  • November 18, 1977 (1977-11-18) (U.S.)
  • December 18, 1980 (1980-12-18) (Australia)
Running time
83 minutes[4]
CountriesUnited States
Japan [5]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.6 million[6]

The Mouse and His Child is a 1977 animated film[7][8] based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Russell Hoban.[9][10]

  1. ^ TCM.com
  2. ^ The Mouse And His Child (1977) TV Spots - The Duke Mitchell Film Club on YouTube
  3. ^ Sanrio Films Studio Directory-Japanese Studio Title: Kabushikigaisha Sanrio, 株式会社サンリオ|BCDB[dead link]
  4. ^ Rotten Tomatoes
  5. ^ MUBI
  6. ^ "Russell Hoban/Forty Years: Essays on His Writings for Children", Alida Allison. "The movie of the novel had an alleged budged of $1,600,000 and was retitled The Extraordinary Adventures of the Mouse and His Child."
  7. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
  8. ^ Don Bluth Goes Independent - AWN.com
  9. ^ UCLA Film & Television Archive
  10. ^ The Mouse and His Child by Russell Hoban: moving metaphysics for kids|Books|The Guardian