An American Tail

1986 animated film directed by Don Bluth
Movie animated_film Q1134678
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An American Tail

Summary

An American Tail is an animated film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of animated_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,667 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • An American Tail's instance of is recorded as animated film[3].
  • An American Tail was directed by Don Bluth[4].
  • David Kirschner wrote the screenplay for An American Tail[5].
  • Tony Geiss wrote the screenplay for An American Tail[6].
  • Judy Freudberg wrote the screenplay for An American Tail[7].
  • An American Tail's composer is recorded as James Horner[8].
  • An American Tail's genre is drama film[9].
  • An American Tail's genre is family film[10].
  • An American Tail was produced by Gary Goldman[11].
  • An American Tail was produced by John Pomeroy[12].
  • An American Tail was produced by Steven Spielberg[13].
  • An American Tail was produced by Kathleen Kennedy[14].
  • An American Tail was produced by Frank Marshall[15].
  • An American Tail was produced by David Kirschner[16].
  • An American Tail's part of the series is recorded as An American Tail[17].
  • An American Tail's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[18].
  • An American Tail's production company is recorded as Amblin Entertainment[19].
  • An American Tail's production company is recorded as Sullivan Bluth Studios[20].
  • An American Tail's director of photography is recorded as Bill Butler[21].
  • The original language of An American Tail was English[22].
  • An American Tail's Commons category is recorded as An American Tail[23].
  • An American Tail's soundtrack release is recorded as An American Tail[24].
  • An American Tail was distributed by video on demand[25].
  • An American Tail's review score is recorded as 6.4/10[26].
  • An American Tail's review score is recorded as 38/100[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1986[30]

  • Community tags: film score, film soundtrack, soundtrack[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 78dc2f97-67f8-3016-9596-66cae70d0a49[32]

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Gary Goldman[11], John Pomeroy[12], Steven Spielberg[13], Kathleen Kennedy[14], Frank Marshall[15], and David Kirschner[16]. An American Tail was directed by Don Bluth[4]. Screenwriters include David Kirschner[5], Tony Geiss[6], and Judy Freudberg[7].

Publication

Publication dates include November 21, 1986[33], December 11, 1987[34], and June 19, 1987[35]. The original language of An American Tail was English[22]. Genres include drama film[9] and family film[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[17]. It was distributed by video on demand[25].

Subject and Themes

An American Tail's part of the series is recorded as it[17].

Reception

Reviews include 6.4/10[26], 38/100[27], and 77%[36].

Why It Matters

An American Tail ranks in the top 9% of animated_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,667 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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