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A Rat's Tale

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A Rat's Tale
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
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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.

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "A Rat's Tale [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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