A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 1, 1967
Original Title:
Ruddigore
Genres:
Animation | Comedy | Fantasy
Production Companies:
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 54
For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony. Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, the rightful heir, has run away to live as innocent peasant Robin Oakapple in the Cornish village of Rederring, sticking his brother Despard with the curse. But on the very day that "Robin" is to marry sweet, beautiful Rose Maybud, it all falls apart. Can Sir Ruthven outwit a picture gallery full of his ancestors' ghosts to save the day?
Adaptation:
Joy Batchelor
Animation:
Harold Whitaker
Tony Whitehouse
Tony Guy
Animation Director:
Harold Whitaker
Associate Producer:
James Lawrie
Conductor:
James Walker
Director:
Joy Batchelor
Lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert
Music:
Arthur Sullivan
Producer:
Joy Batchelor
John Halas
Production Design:
John Cooper
Songs:
Arthur Sullivan
Sound:
Jack King
Writer:
W.S. Gilbert
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