The Last Unicorn (1982)
FantasyAnimationFamilyAdventure
A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.
Directors:
Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass.
Writer:
Peter S. Beagle
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Mia Farrow as Unicorn / Amalthea (voice) |
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Alan Arkin as Schmendrick (voice) |
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Tammy Grimes as Molly Grue (voice) |
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Jeff Bridges as Prince Lir (voice) |
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Christopher Lee as King Haggard (voice) |
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Angela Lansbury as Mommy Fortuna (voice) |
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Robert Klein as The Butterfly (voice) |
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Keenan Wynn as Captain Cully / Harpy (voice) |
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Paul Frees as Mabruk (voice) |
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René Auberjonois as The Skull (voice) |
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Theodore Gottlieb as Ruhk (voice) |
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Don Messick as The Cat (voice) |
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Jack Lester as Hunter #1 / Old Farmer / Cully's Men (voice) |
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Nellie Bellflower as The Tree (voice) |
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Ed Peck as Jack Jingley / Cully's Men (voice) |
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Ken Jennings as Hunter #2 / Cully's Men |
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Gerry Beckley as The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Dewey Bunnell as The 2nd Balladeer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Brad Palmer as The Balladeers' Bassist / Chorus (voice) (uncredited) |
| Editing | Tomoko Kida | Editor |
| Sound | Jimmy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Peter S. Beagle | Author |
| Writing | Peter S. Beagle | Screenplay |
| Production | Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Producer |
| Production | Jules Bass | Producer |
| Directing | Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Director |
| Directing | Jules Bass | Director |
| Production | Masaki Îzuka | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Writing | Don Duga | Storyboard |
| Production | Martin Starger | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Matthew McCauley | Orchestrator |
| Production | Lee Dannacher | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Irra Duga | Art Designer |
| Art | Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Lester Abrams | Character Designer |
| Directing | Katsuhisa Yamada | Continuity |
| Sound | Dewey Bunnell | Songs |
| Visual Effects | Kayoko Sakano | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kiyoshi Sakai | Animation Coordinator |
| Art | Mitsuo Iwasaki | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Ikko Kobayashi | Key Animation |
| Sound | Elton Moser | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Tsuguyuki Kubo | Continuity |
| Visual Effects | Fukuo Suzuki | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masahiro Yoshida | Animation |
| Sound | John Richards | Sound Engineer |
| Art | Kazusuke Yoshihara | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiko Sasaki | Animation |
| Camera | Hiroyasu Omoto | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Hidemi Kubo | Key Animation |
| Art | Minoru Nishida | Background Designer |
| Production | Michael Pakleppa | Production Director |
| Production | Michael Chase Walker | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Noriyoshi Ohira | Sound Effects |
| Visual Effects | Tooru Hara | Animation Coordinator |
| Sound | Dave Iveland | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | William McCauley | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Tadakatsu Yoshida | Key Animation |
| Sound | John Curcio | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Tom Clack | Sound Effects |