The Secret of NIMH
Don Bluth, 1982
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C. O'Brien, 1971
The Secret of NIMH is a movie directed by Don Bluth in 1982 and based on the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien, first published in 1971. The movie features Elizabeth Hartman, Hermione Baddeley, John Carradine, Dom DeLuise, Derek Jacobi, Arthur Malet, and others.
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Storyline
Mrs. Brisby, a widowed field mouse, lives in a cinder block with her children in a field on the Fitzgibbons’ farm. She prepares to move her family out of the field as plowing time approaches, but her son Timothy has fallen ill. She visits Mr. Ages, a friend of her late husband, Jonathan. Mr. Ages diagnoses Timothy with pneumonia, provides her with medicine, and warns her that Timothy must stay inside for at least three weeks or he will die.
Movie vs Book
Year
1982
Minutes
82
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Secret of NIMH
Director: Don Bluth
Country: USA
Year: 1982
Length: 1h22m
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Year
1971
Pages
240
Book Rate
8.28
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Book
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Author: Robert C. O'Brien
Country: USA
First published in: 1971
Length: 240 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Rats of NIMH
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