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The Secret of NIMH (1982)

Overview

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
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Don Bluth profile
Don Bluth

Director

Don Bluth profile
Don Bluth

Screenplay

Cast

Elizabeth Hartman profile
Elizabeth Hartman

Mrs. Brisby (voice)

Derek Jacobi profile
Derek Jacobi

Nicodemus (voice)

Arthur Malet profile
Arthur Malet

Mr. Ages (voice)

Dom DeLuise profile
Dom DeLuise

Jeremy (voice)

Hermione Baddeley profile
Hermione Baddeley

Auntie Shrew (voice)

Shannen Doherty profile
Shannen Doherty

Teresa (voice)

Wil Wheaton profile
Wil Wheaton

Martin (voice)

Jodi Hicks profile
Jodi Hicks

Cynthia (voice)

Ina Fried profile
Ina Fried

Timothy (voice)

John Carradine profile
John Carradine

Great Owl (voice)

Peter Strauss profile
Peter Strauss

Justin (voice)

Paul Shenar profile
Paul Shenar

Jenner (voice)

Elizabeth Hartman profile
Elizabeth Hartman

Mrs. Brisby (voice)

Derek Jacobi profile
Derek Jacobi

Nicodemus (voice)

Arthur Malet profile
Arthur Malet

Mr. Ages (voice)

Dom DeLuise profile
Dom DeLuise

Jeremy (voice)

Hermione Baddeley profile
Hermione Baddeley

Auntie Shrew (voice)

Shannen Doherty profile
Shannen Doherty

Teresa (voice)

Wil Wheaton profile
Wil Wheaton

Martin (voice)

Jodi Hicks profile
Jodi Hicks

Cynthia (voice)

Ina Fried profile
Ina Fried

Timothy (voice)

John Carradine profile
John Carradine

Great Owl (voice)

Peter Strauss profile
Peter Strauss

Justin (voice)

Paul Shenar profile
Paul Shenar

Jenner (voice)

Extra

Release Date

June 17, 1982

Original Language

English

Budget

$7,000,000.00

Production Company

United Artists logoAurora logoMrs. Brisby Ltd. logoSullivan Bluth Studios logoMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo

Available On

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Videos

"In the beginning we were ordinary street rats" thumbnail
"In the beginning we were ordinary street rats"
A WAY TO GO HOME: An Interview with director Don Bluth Excerpt thumbnail
A WAY TO GO HOME: An Interview with director Don Bluth Excerpt
Masters of Cinema Unboxing Video thumbnail
Masters of Cinema Unboxing Video
"Are you Nicodemus? I need help!" thumbnail
"Are you Nicodemus? I need help!"
Original 1982 Trailer thumbnail
Original 1982 Trailer
Masters of Cinema Trailer thumbnail
Masters of Cinema Trailer
Mrs. Brisby Meets Justin thumbnail
Mrs. Brisby Meets Justin
The Mice Save Their Home thumbnail
The Mice Save Their Home
Escaping The Cat thumbnail
Escaping The Cat

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