The Great Mouse Detective (1986) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Great Mouse Detective

Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, 1986

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Basil of Baker Street
Eve Titus, Paul Galdone, 1958

The Great Mouse Detective is a movie directed by Ron Clements and Burny Mattinson in 1986 and based on the book series Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus and Paul Galdone, which first book was published in 1958. The movie features Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek, Candy Candido, Diana Chesney, and others.

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RATING

7.2

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Great Mouse Detective (Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, 1986)

7.8

/ 10

Book Cover: Basil of Baker Street (Eve Titus, Paul Galdone, 1958)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Basil of Baker Street, the 1958 book by Eve Titus, Paul Galdone.

Basil of Baker Street

Read by: Ralph Lister

Storyline

In London in June 1897, a young mouse named Olivia Flaversham is celebrating her birthday with her toymaker father, Hiram. At Buckingham Palace, Ratigan forces Flaversham to operate the toy Queen, while the real one is taken to be fed to Felicia, Ratigan’s pet cat.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Great Mouse Detective, the 1986 movie by Ron Clements and Burny Mattinson

Year

1986

Minutes

74

Movie Rate

7.20

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Great Mouse Detective

Country: USA

Year: 1986

Length: 1h14m

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Cover of Basil of Baker Street, the 1958 book by Eve Titus and Paul Galdone

Year

1958

Pages

112

Book Rate

7.84

S: Goodreads

Book

Basil of Baker Street

Country: USA

First published in: 1958

Length: 112 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Poster of The Great Mouse Detective, the 1986 movie by Ron Clements and Burny Mattinson

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8 votes

1 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Basil of Baker Street, the 1958 book by Eve Titus and Paul Galdone

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7 votes

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