Arabian Knight

the man of twists and turns — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:37:24 -0800

You may remember an animated film from the early '90s. Set somewhere in 'Arabia,' a land of bazaars and minarets, the story featured a bored, harem-panted princess, an orphan boy, a treacherous vizier with bird sidekick, a rotund and oblivious sultan, a blue-skinned magic user, et al. But it wasn't Aladdin - and the movie had started production in 1964 ... Animator Richard Williams, who would go on to direct the animation for Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, started The Thief And The Cobbler, his vision of an animation masterpiece. After it was taken over by the bond company for completion and release, it was turned into The Princess And The Cobbler for the international market, and then further changed (with voiceovers to for formerly silent characters) for the American market, into Arabian Knight. But some of the original animation remained, and the film has been partially reconstructed. The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Full Length Youtube user TheThiefArchive has many videos of various stages of the movie's development, Richard Williams' work, and makings-of features. The making/unmaking of William's masterpiece was the subject of the documentary Persistence Of Vision. The trailer is on Vimeo and Youtube. Official page. The Thief blog, with lots of behind-the-scenes stuff. Animated commercials by Williams. Richard Williams on Cartoon Brew. TVTropes: The Thief And The Cobbler Previously on Metafilter: The best of YouTube (to date)?

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Arabian Knight