Arthur Rankin, Jr. — Director (8)
The Last Unicorn (1982) [Movie] TMDB Douban NeoDB IMDb
The Last Unicorn
director: Jules Bass / Arthur Rankin, Jr. actor: Mia Farrow / Alan Arkin
other title: L'ultimo unicorno / O Último Unicórnio
From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the 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 now 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.
The Hobbit (1977) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Hobbit
director: Jules Bass / Arthur Rankin, Jr. actor: Orson Bean / John Huston
other title: Lo Hobbit / Bilbo le hobbit
Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't...
Frosty the Snowman (1969) [Movie] TMDB
Frosty the Snowman
director: Jules Bass / Arthur Rankin, Jr. actor: Jackie Vernon / Jimmy Durante
other title: Frosty, o Boneco De Neve / Frosty, der Schneemann
A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, Frosty and Karen, a young girl who he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the north pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!
The Return of the King (1980) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
The Return of the King
director: Arthur Rankin, Jr. / Jules Bass actor: Orson Bean / Roddy McDowall
other title: Le retour du roi / El retorno del rey
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine (1965) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Willy McBean y las máquinas voladoras
director: Arthur Rankin, Jr. actor: Larry D. Mann / Billie Mae Richards
other title: Willy McBean og de flyvende maskiner / Willy McBean y las máquinas voladoras
Little Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
other title: La vida y las venturas de Santa Claus
The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave it to a lioness and a fairy to raise, who named him Claus. When Claus grew up, the Great Ak showed him the evil and hardship in the world and Claus decides to live there and relieve some of the suffering. He decides to make toys for orphans, but King Awgwa, the ruler of the valley where Claus lives doesn't want the children to be happy, and there is a great battle among Immortals.
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Year Without a Santa Claus
director: Arthur Rankin, Jr. / Jules Bass actor: Shirley Booth / Mickey Rooney
other title: Un anno senza Babbo Natale / O Ano sem Pai Natal
Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. Aided by a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts and put Santa back in action.