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The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH

AdventureAnimationDramaFamilyFantasyMysteryScience Fiction3.7

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.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.

June 17, 1982 · Directed by Don Bluth

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Runtime1h 23m
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Cast & crew

Elizabeth Hartman
Mrs. Brisby (voice)
Derek Jacobi
Nicodemus (voice)
Arthur Malet
Mr. Ages (voice)
Dom DeLuise
Jeremy (voice)
Hermione Baddeley
Auntie Shrew (voice)
Shannen Doherty
Teresa (voice)
Wil Wheaton
Martin (voice)
Jodi Hicks
Cynthia (voice)
Ina Fried
Timothy (voice)
John Carradine
Great Owl (voice)
Peter Strauss
Justin (voice)
Paul Shenar
Jenner (voice)

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