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Don Bluth
Director 88 years old

Don Bluth

El Paso, Texas, USA

Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth is an American animator and independent studio owner. He is best known for his departure from The Walt Disney Company in 1979 and his subsequent directing of animated classics such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986),The Land Before... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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11 titles
Titan A.E.

Titan A.E.

Don Bluth, Gary Goldman 2000 1h 35m 7.4

A young man learns that he has to find a hidden Earth ship before an enemy alien species does in order to secure the survival of humanity.

Bartok the Magnificent

Bartok the Magnificent

Don Bluth, Gary Goldman 1999 1h 8m

Albino bat Bartok – former sidekick to the wicked Grigori Rasputin – ventures to prove his true worth on a new quest to defeat the legendary Russian witch Baba Yaga.

Anastasia

Anastasia

Don Bluth, Gary Goldman 1997 1h 34m 7.6

The only surviving child of the Russian Royal Family hooks up with two con men while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.

The Pebble and the Penguin

The Pebble and the Penguin

Don Bluth, Gary Goldman 1995 1h 14m

A bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on Marina, dastardly rival Drake tosses him into the churning sea, and Hubie gets swept away.

Thumbelina

Thumbelina

Don Bluth, Gary Goldman 1994 1h 27m 7.7

The tiny girl meets a fairy prince who saves her from the creatures of the woods.

A Troll in Central Park

A Troll in Central Park

Don Bluth, Gary Goldman 1994 1h 15m 5.5

A friendly troll with a magic green thumb grows one flower too many for the queen, whose laws require all trolls to be mean ugly and scare humans whenever possible. As a punishment, he is exiled to a world of concrete, where he should live a life of proper trolldom: Manhattan.

Rock-A-Doodle

Rock-A-Doodle

Don Bluth 1991 1h 14m 7.0

Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Chanticleer's crow, he leaves the farm in disgrace and runs off to become a rock 'n' roll singer. But in his absence, a sinister, sunshine-hating owl prepares to take over.

All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

Don Bluth 1989 1h 24m 7.4

When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven. Wanting to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing so damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy, to prep his retaliation.

The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time

Don Bluth 1988 1h 9m 7.4

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each onea different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to worktogether in order to survive.

An American Tail

An American Tail

Don Bluth 1986 1h 20m 7.4

Fievel is a young Russian mouse separated from his parents on the way to America, a land they think is without cats. When he arrives alone in the New World, he keeps up hope, searching for his family, making new friends, and running and dodging the cats he thought he'd be rid off.

The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH

Don Bluth 1982 1h 23m 7.8

To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of super-intelligent rats, in whom she has a deeper link to than she ever suspected.

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