Film record

An American Tail

1986Animation80 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · family film

Credits

Art department

Don Bluth — Production design

Cinematography

Bill Butler — Cinematography

Direction

Don Bluth — Directing

Music

James Horner — Music composition

Cast

Phillip Glasser — Voice acting
Dom DeLuise — Voice acting
Nehemiah Persoff — Voice acting
Christopher Plummer — Voice acting
Erica Yohn — Voice acting
Hal Smith — Voice acting
Madeline Kahn — Voice acting
Neil Ross — Voice acting
Will Ryan — Voice acting

Production

Gary Goldman — Production
Steven Spielberg — Executive production
John Pomeroy — Production
Steven Spielberg — Production
Kathleen Kennedy — Production
Frank Marshall — Production
David Kirschner — Production

Writing

David Kirschner — Screenwriting
Tony Geiss — Screenwriting
Judy Freudberg — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

UIP Duna

International
Verified
Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
21 Nov 1986Checked 23 Sep 2026
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