The Rescuers
John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, 1977
The Rescuers
Margery Sharp, 1959
The Rescuers is a movie directed by John Lounsbery and Wolfgang Reitherman in 1977 and based on the book of the same name by Margery Sharp, first published in 1959. The movie features Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Michelle Stacy, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn, Jim Jordan, and others.
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Storyline
In an abandoned river boat in Devil’s Bayou, Louisiana, a young orphan named Penny drops a message in a bottle, containing a plea for help into the river. The mice travel to Medusa’s pawn shop, where they discover that she and her partner, Mr. Snoops, are on a quest to find the world’s largest diamond, the Devil’s Eye.
Movie vs Book
Year
1977
Minutes
78
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Rescuers
Director: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman
Country: USA
Year: 1977
Length: 1h18m
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Year
1959
Pages
160
Book Rate
8.18
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Book
The Rescuers
Author: Margery Sharp
Country: UK
First published in: 1959
Length: 160 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Rescuers
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel
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“I'm always really impressed when a movie can function like a novel does - that's so hard to do.”
GIA COPPOLA (Filmmaker)
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