The Last Unicorn (film)
1982 American animated fantasy film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Last Unicorn is a 1982 American animated fantasy film directed and produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, from a script by Peter S. Beagle adapted from his 1968 novel of the same title. The plot concerns a unicorn who, upon learning that she is the last of her species on Earth, goes on a quest to find out what has happened to others of her kind.[6] It was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions for ITC Entertainment and animated by Topcraft.
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Screenplay by | Peter S. Beagle |
Based on | The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle |
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Cinematography | Hiroyasu Omoto |
Edited by | Tomoko Kida |
Music by | Jimmy Webb |
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Distributed by | Jensen Farley Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes[2] |
Country | United States[3] |
Language | English |
Box office | $6.5 million (US)[4] or $3.4 million[5] |
Voice performers for the film include Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, and Christopher Lee. The soundtrack was composed and arranged by Jimmy Webb, and songs were performed by the group America and the London Symphony Orchestra,[7] with additional vocals provided by Lucy Mitchell.
Critical reviews were mixed to positive, and the film was a commercial failure grossing $6.5 million in the United States.[4]