A Rat's Tale

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A Rat's Tale
A Rat's Tale Poster.jpg
German theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael F. Huse
Screenplay by
  • Werner Morgenrath
  • Peter Scheerbaum
Based onA Rat's Tale
by Tor Seidler
Produced byHans-Peter Clahsen
Starring
Cinematography Piotr Lenar
Edited byTimothy McLeish
Music by Frédéric Talgorn
Production
companies
  • Monty Film [1]
  • Warner Bros. Film Gmbh [1]
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 27 March 1997 (1997-03-27)(Germany)
  • 20 March 1998 (1998-03-20)(United States)
Running time
89 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • United States
Languages
  • German
  • English
Box office$33,768 (US) [3]

A Rat's Tale (German : Die Story von Monty Spinnerratz) is a 1997 German-American fantasy film directed by Michael F. Huse, based on the 1985 children's book A Rat's Tale by Tor Seidler. The film features Marionette work by German theater group Augsburger Puppenkiste. [4] [5]

Contents

The film was released in Germany on 27 March 1997 by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment label. It received a limited release in the United States on 20 March 1998 by Legacy Releasing.

Plot

Cast

Live-action cast

German voice cast

English voice cast

Release

Home media

The film was released in the United States on VHS on 12 May 1998 by Warner Home Video. [6]

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References

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