The Rescuers

1977 animated film directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery and Art Stevens
Movie animated_film Q39722
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Summary

The Rescuers is an animated film[1]. It draws 11,000 Wikipedia views per month (animated film category, ranking #169 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Wolfgang Reitherman[3], John Lounsbery[4], Art Stevens[5]
  • Screenwriter: Frank Thomas[6], Burny Mattinson[7], Dick Sebast[8], Ken Anderson[9], Larry Clemmons[10], Vance Gerry[11], David Michener[12], Fred Lucky[13], Ted Berman[14]
  • Composer: Artie Butler[15], Carol Connors[16], Ayn Robbins[17], Sammy Fain[18], Robert MacArthur Crawford[19]
  • Genre: buddy film[20], musical film[21], comedy drama[22], coming-of-age film[23], fantasy film[24], adventure film[25]
  • Based on: The Rescuers series[26]
  • Followed by: The Rescuers Down Under[27]
  • Producer: Wolfgang Reitherman[28]
  • Performer: Shelby Flint[29]
  • Part of the series: Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film[30]
  • Production company: The Walt Disney Company[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Commons category: The Rescuers[33]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[34]
  • Review score: 79%[35], 6.5/10[36], 74/100[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39]
  • Publication date: June 22, 1977[40], December 2, 1978[41], June 19, 1977[42], December 16, 1977[43]
  • Characters: Bernard[44], Bianca[45], Orville[46], Madam Medusa[47], Penny[48], Mr. Snoops[49], Ellie Mae[50], Luke[51], Rufus[52], Chairmouse[53], Gramps[54], Evinrude[55], Deadeye[56], TV Announcer[57]
  • Voice actor: Bob Newhart[58], Eva Gabor[59], Jim Jordan[60], Geraldine Page[61], Joe Flynn[62], Bernard Fox[63], Robie Lester[64], Michelle Stacy[65], John McIntire[66], Jeanette Nolan[67], Pat Buttram[68], Jimmy MacDonald[69], Candy Candido[70], George Lindsey[71]

Why It Matters

The Rescuers has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [72] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [73] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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