A Rat's Tale

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A Rat's Tale
File: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
CinematographyPiotr Lenar
Edited byTimothy McLeish
Music byFrédéric Talgorn
Production
companies
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 by Tor Seidler. The film features Marionette work by theater group Augsburger Puppenkiste.[4][5] The film was released in Germany by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment label. It received a limited release in the United States by Legacy Releasing.

Plot

Cast

Release

Home media

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Die Story von Monty Spinnerratz". filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. "A Rat's Tale (1998)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "A Rat's Tale". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. Klady, Leonard (19 March 1998). "A Rat's Tale". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  5. "Helden der Unterwelt" [Heroes of the Underworld]. Der Spiegel (in German). 23 March 1997. Retrieved 3 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. "A Rat's Tale [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

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