The Pebble and the Penguin

1996 American animated musical comedy film
Movie animated_film Q2089577
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Summary

The Pebble and the Penguin is an animated film[1]. It draws 2,476 Wikipedia views per month (animated film category, ranking #320 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Don Bluth[3], Gary Goldman[4]
  • Composer: Barry Manilow[5]
  • Genre: fantasy film[6], musical film[7]
  • Producer: Don Bluth[8]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[9], Sullivan Bluth Studios[10]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[11]
  • Soundtrack release: The Pebble and the Penguin – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[12]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[13]
  • Review score: 3.8/10[14], 31%[15]
  • Color: color[16]
  • Country of origin: United States[17], Ireland[18]
  • Publication date: April 12, 1995[19], August 31, 1995[20]
  • Voice actor: Martin Short[21], Jim Belushi[22], Tim Curry[23], Annie Golden[24]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[25], Netflix[26]
  • Main subject: penguin[27]
  • Title: The Pebble and the Penguin[28]
  • MPA film rating: G[29]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 0[30]
  • Duration: 74 minutes[31]
  • Capital cost: 28,000,000 US dollars[32]
  • Narrator: Shani Wallis[33]
  • BBFC rating: U certificate[34]
  • RARS rating: 0+[35]
  • EIRIN film rating: G[36]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[37]

Why It Matters

The Pebble and the Penguin has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Kinopoisk. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 11783
    P14759 → t949
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  2. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 33614
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1995-04-12T00:00:00Z, +1995-08-31T00:00:00Z
    Imda rating → PG
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+74'}
    Bbfc rating → U certificate
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