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Le voleur et le cordonnier

Titre original : The Thief and the Cobbler
  • 1993
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  • 1h 39min
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Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Beals, and Hilary Pritchard in Le voleur et le cordonnier (1993)
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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA lonely princess and a poor cobbler fall in love while trying to reclaim three magical orbs stolen by a bumbling thief, all while outwitting an ambitious sorcerer.A lonely princess and a poor cobbler fall in love while trying to reclaim three magical orbs stolen by a bumbling thief, all while outwitting an ambitious sorcerer.A lonely princess and a poor cobbler fall in love while trying to reclaim three magical orbs stolen by a bumbling thief, all while outwitting an ambitious sorcerer.

  • Réalisation
    • Richard Williams
  • Scénario
    • Richard Williams
    • Margaret French
    • Parker Bennett
  • Casting principal
    • Vincent Price
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Jennifer Beals
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  • NOTE IMDb
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    • Réalisation
      • Richard Williams
    • Scénario
      • Richard Williams
      • Margaret French
      • Parker Bennett
    • Casting principal
      • Vincent Price
      • Matthew Broderick
      • Jennifer Beals
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    • 18avis des critiques
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    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • ZigZag
    • (voix)
    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • Tack the Cobbler (Miramax version)
    • (voix)
    Jennifer Beals
    Jennifer Beals
    • Princess YumYum (Miramax version)
    • (voix)
    Bobbi Page
    Bobbi Page
    • Princess YumYum (Majestic Films version)
    • (voix)
    • …
    Steve Lively
    • Tack the Cobbler (Majestic Films version)
    • (voix)
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    Eddie Carroll
    Eddie Carroll
    • The Thief (Majestic Films version)
    • (voix)
    • (as Ed. E. Carroll)
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    Clive Revill
    Clive Revill
    • King Nod (re-edited versions)
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    Mona Marshall
    Mona Marshall
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    Joan Sims
    Joan Sims
    • Mad and Holy Old Witch
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    Kevin Dorsey
    • Mighty One-Eye (re-edited versions)
    • (voix)
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Phido the Vulture (original and Majestic Films version)
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    Stanley Baxter
    Stanley Baxter
    • Gofer
    • (voix)
    • …
    Kenneth Williams
    Kenneth Williams
    • Goblet
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    • …
    Clinton Sundberg
    Clinton Sundberg
    • Dying Soldier
    • (voix)
    Windsor Davies
    Windsor Davies
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    Frederick Shaw
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    Thick Wilson
    • Hook
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    Eddie Byrne
    Eddie Byrne
    • Hoof
    • (voix)
    • Réalisation
      • Richard Williams
    • Scénario
      • Richard Williams
      • Margaret French
      • Parker Bennett
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    7Bunuel1976

    THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER {Reconstruction} (Richard Williams, 1968/1995) ***

    Famously ill-fated animated feature by the renowned Richard Williams, which remains uncompleted despite his having worked on it for almost 30 years!; the film was eventually released in two bastardized versions under the titles of THE PRINCESS AND THE COBBLER (1993) and ARABIAN KNIGHT, while bootlegs – actually a workprint – closer to Williams' original vision have also surfaced (which is the edition I acquired).

    It's a typical Arabian Nights fantasy and it's no secret that the Disney Studios 'borrowed' some of its ideas for their hugely successful ALADDIN (1992). Of course, we have a hero (the Cobbler), a heroine (the Princess), a comic-relief sidekick (the Thief) and a villain (the Grand Vizier); the latter is recognizably voiced by the late great Vincent Price (running the whole gamut of emotions in the process), while one of the more interesting aspects of the film is that the titular figures are given no dialogue (except for one silly line by the Cobbler at the very end). Both also have other weird characteristics: the Cobbler's mouth is shaped like two nails set side by side with their points meeting, while the Thief is constantly being followed by a swarm of buzzing flies!

    The plot basically revolves around three golden balls atop the King's (shouldn't that be Caliph?!) palace which, if removed, would bring disaster upon the land – and, sure enough, the Thief is after them. Needless to say, the Grand Vizier called Zig-Zag (with faithful vulture companion Phido in tow) not only craves power for himself but the Princess' hand, too, and he secretly connives with a warring people intent on conquering Arabia to this end. As expected, the visual design is extremely colorful and amazingly detailed (especially effective is Williams' clever use of perspective) – though it's hardly rendered justice by the fuzzy quality of the copy under review (to check out the film as mangled by other hands is clearly out of the question for me).

    At 96 minutes, THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER – with its slight plot and even thinner characters – does tend to drag a bit (especially during the climax and the Thief's protracted hair-raising stunts to survive a conflagration), but the latter's amiable antics throughout and Price's agreeably hammy rendition more than make up for any such deficiencies. For the record, many other notable actors were roped in for the project over the years – with sometimes more than one person being engaged for the same role (the King, for instance, was voiced by both Anthony Quayle and Clive Revill and the narrator was either Felix Aylmer or Ralph Richardson)!
    Wizard-8

    Miramax version vs. workprint

    I've had the opportunity to view a copy of the workprint Richard Williams cobbled together (consisting of finished footage, storyboards, and pencil tests), and it gives a good idea as to what the movie would have been like if Williams had managed to finish it.

    Is it better than the Miramax version? Most definitely. Miramax vandalized the movie by adding those voice-overs for the Thief and the Cobbler characters - a ludicrous idea, since these characters were designed to be SILENT. Seeing these quiet characters not moving their mouths - but hearing wise-cracking dialogue, and dialogue that doesn't fit the character's personalities - is infuriating and very distracting. Though Miramax didn't do all the butchery, since the movie was significantly cut by other hands, and with poor linking animation added. (Not to mention some HORRIBLE song numbers.)

    The workprint beats the Miramax version by far - but it's not perfect. True, seeing all that uncut animation - AMAZING animation - makes it a must see. It's breathtaking at times. But if the movie had been finished, I'm sure critics and audiences - when not gushing about the animation - would have criticized the story and characters. There's barely a story here, and it takes forever to get going. And once it gets going, there are plenty of times when the story stops for a pseudo intermission. Apparently, Williams was so charmed by all the vignettes that he thought up (mostly to do with the Thief bumbling around and making an ass of himself), he didn't want to leave any of them out. Seen by themselves, the vignettes are funny and a wonder to the eye. But seeing one after the other...well, it gets tiring after a while.

    As well, with all the effort put in making visual splendor and animated gags, it seems not much was put into fleshing out the characters more than they are now. (Though they all have a charm that carries them further than you'd expect.)

    Though I do have some sympathy for Williams for the heartbreak he suffered after being fired from the project (after working on it for more than 20 years!), he must accept his share of the blame for his firing and the eventual butchery of his project, seeing that he constantly went over time and budget, and refused to stop "improvising" as well as avoiding scripts and storyboards.

    Anyway, seek the workprint and avoid the Miramax version!
    missxlexie

    In response to the description...

    If you've seen the ORIGINAL VERSION, this is not true. Disney DID NOT originally help the creator of this movie. I don't know the entire movie, but if you go to www.thiefandthecobblar.com it includes a short biography of the man who originally began this project. I watched the original movie when I was VERY VERY little. You can NO LONGER PURCHASE IT ((if you can...PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME...)) Although some minor video stores still carry it. The original, if found, was BEAUTIFUL and I must say, absolutely hilarious. No matter who watched it with me, it was always loved. Just this evening I watched the version I'm certain that you speak of. The dubbed version, I believe bought by Disney, is total CRAP. It hurt me to watch it. I don't even want to know what happened when they renamed it Arabian Knight. All I know is if you can find the original, it's an incredible animated masterpiece.
    TygerBug

    Edited "Thief and the Cobbler" misses the magic

    Here at last is the long-awaited theatrical release of Richard Williams' "The Thief and the Cobbler." Begun in the late 1960s but not brought close to completion until after Williams created "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" in 1988, it was conceived as an exercise in expression through animation, with an amazing roster of animation legends new and old [Art Babbit, Grim Natwick, many of Disney's and ILM's new masters] passing in and out of the project over many decades, all widescreen and 60s-groovy, baby. But now it comes to us at last, and it's really not all that good. The reason? Miramax, a subsidiary of Disney and perhaps fearing the very obvious parallels to their own "Thief" remake, "Aladdin," has cut the film to shreds. Not only have they added three truly awful songs, deleted one character [the witch, now just an eye], and removed much of the original's best shots, but the rather nice original soundtrack has been replaced with a crass, narration-heavy butchery that adds constant voice to Williams' great silent characters. Those who know anything about the original will consider this a hack job. But see it anyway, if only for the still-groovy animation and to see where "Aladdin" came from. Now why wasn't Disney sued for this? A great work, by one of the great masters, and please Miramax, your version sucks, so let's see the original sometime soon, ok?
    8emasterslake

    A Missing Classic

    Back in the mid-90s, I first discover this movie on TV. And I immediately found it to be another movie to enjoy.

    Since then, it wasn't until the early 2000s, when I learn about it's shocking and tragic history.

    "The Thief & Cobbler/Arabian Knights" takes place in a fictional desert world. The story focuses on a partly silent cobbler name Tack & a silent thief. The kingdom they're in, is known for the protected treasure of 3 golden balls. If those balls were to be removed from their place, and fall into enemy hands. Then the kingdom will fall. Tack was a poor cobbler until he got convicted for leaving tacks on the road of the visor's parade. And was saved from imprisonment when Princess Yum Yum had a liking for him, and asked for a cobbler to fix her shoes. Not only did Tack found what appears to be the girl of his dreams. He soon finds himself to be a possible hero of the kingdom.

    Meanwhile the visor: Zig-Zag plots to steal the golden balls and present them to the enemy side: The One Eye Army. With the gold balls in their possession, they'll destroy the kingdom with their number of soldiers and weapons of all kinds. Can a cobbler like Tack, really be able to save a country? In development for more than 28 years. Making this film the longest animated/feature length film to be in production. The version I saw on TV, was considered to be an alternate and less convincing movie than the other kind that was attended to be seen. As I learn the original animators and writers spent so much time, the whole thing was shelved by various distributors.

    After seeing the revised version(which has numerous storyboard/UN finished scenes). I was remotely surprised on how different it is. Minus all the changes and unnecessary dialog & songs used in the Miramax version.

    A lot of people consider this to be a rip off of Aladin. But trust me, it's way different from Aladin. Not as well known as Aladin. But it's one of those movies that deserve more. If it was finished by the original dudes who put their life's work into. Then people would recognize it as a classic.

    It's yet to get a better DVD release. And the revised version of this film is out there, but hard to find. This and Twice Upon a Time are perfect examples of animated movies that became fan favorites over the years.

    The original version is intended for sophisticated viewers. While the Miramax version was made to be kid friendly.

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    • Anecdotes
      The film holds the record for the longest production schedule of a completed feature: 28 years.
    • Gaffes
      During the song sequence in the desert scenes, it is said they are all illiterate, but earlier they were seen reading.
    • Citations

      [last lines]

      [original version]

      Princess Yum-Yum: I love you.

      [Tack takes the tacks from his mouth at last]

      Tack the Cobbler: And I love you.

      [they hug]

    • Crédits fous
      The end credits of the South African/Australian prints of "The Princess and the Cobbler" show scenes from the movie that were scrapped from the edited versions, including the Thief narrowly avoiding getting his arms chopped off, behind the credits. However, the prints of "Arabian Knight" only use a black background behind the credits.
    • Versions alternatives
      Four major versions of the film exist - the workprint, The Princess and the Cobbler, Arabian Knight, and the Recobbled Cut. Richard Williams' 1992 workprint was bootlegged on video, and copies have been shared among animation fans and professionals for years. It is an unfinished work in progress. A slightly later workprint from 13 May 1992 was preserved by Williams himself as "A Moment In Time," archived and digitally duplicated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "The Academy has it, it's in a 'golden box' now and it's safe," Williams said. The unfinished version was screened at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
    • Connexions
      Featured in I Drew Roger Rabbit (1988)
    • Bandes originales
      It's So Amazing
      Lyrics by Norman Gimbel

      Music by Robert Folk

      Performed by Bobbi Page and Steve Lively

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    Détails

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    • Date de sortie
      • 17 juillet 1999 (France)
    • Pays d’origine
      • Royaume-Uni
      • États-Unis
      • Canada
      • Hongrie
      • Irlande
      • Taïwan
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    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • The Thief and the Cobbler
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
    • Sociétés de production
      • Richard Williams Productions
      • Allied Filmmakers
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    • Budget
      • 25 000 000 $US (estimé)
    • Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
      • 669 276 $US
    • Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
      • 319 723 $US
      • 27 août 1995
    • Montant brut mondial
      • 669 276 $US
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    • Durée
      • 1h 39min(99 min)
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    • Rapport de forme
      • 2.39:1
      • 2.35 : 1

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