# The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)

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**Runtime**: 72 min
**Genres**: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Romance
**Directed by**: Richard Williams
**Written by**: Richard Williams, Margaret French
**Starring**: Vincent Price, Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Quayle, Joan Sims, Donald Pleasence

> *Long before Aladdin, ages before Ali Baba, came the hilarious adventure of a simple shoemaker who saved an enchanted kingdom, won the heart of a beautiful princess, and became the first Arabian Knight.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

It seems someone made a movie with more plot twists than shoes in a cobbler's shop. Princess Yum Yum saves Tack from execution and later they team up to retrieve stolen orbs. The kingdom is saved, because of course it is.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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