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Article: `Arabian Knight' Wanders Far From Director's Original Vision
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- September 1, 1995
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HOLLYWOOD For more than a quarter of a century, Oscar-winning
animator Richard Williams labored to bring forth his signature film,
one that would rival the best of Disney. And then it was gone.
His epic work-in-progress, originally titled "The Thief and the
Cobbler," was seized in 1992 by a completion bond company, which
ensured investors that the film would be completed on time and on
budget. Last week, Miramax Films released the wide-screen fable,
retitled "Arabian Knight."
The $28 million film includes animation, dialogue and music
inserted after Williams left the project.
Williams, the director of animation in the 1988 Academy
Award-winning film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," has ...