The Secret of NIMH
The Secret of NIMH is a 1982 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut and based on Robert C. O'Brien's 1971 children's novel, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. The film features the voices of Elizabeth Hartman, Peter Strauss, Arthur Malet, Dom DeLuise, John Carradine, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, and Paul Shenar. It was produced by Bluth's production company Don Bluth Productions in association with Aurora Productions.
Plot
Mrs. Brisby, a widowed field mouse, lives in a cinder block with her children on the Fitzgibbons' farm. Brisby longs to move her family out of the field as plowing time approaches but her son Timothy has fallen ill.
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| author | Don Bluth Gary Goldman John Pomeroy Robert C. O'Brien |
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| director | Don Bluth |
| editor | Jeffrey Patch |
| events | courage cruelty to animals genetically modified mouse human impact on the environment motherhood National Institute of Mental Health |
| genre | adventure drama fantasy |
| keywords | amulet captain of the guard injured kill mental health morning move plow pneumonia steal sword fight telephone conversation the national trap widow write |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| producer | Don Bluth Gary Goldman John Pomeroy |
| productionCompany | Aurora Productions Don Bluth Productions United Artists |
| publisher | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. United International Pictures |
| theme | animated independent |