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The Littles: Liberty and the Littles (1986)
On their way to New York City for the Fourth of July, a storm forces the Littles to crash near the Statue of Liberty. Inside the statue they discover a community of French Littles ruled by a General. The French Littles wake up to the world around them and realize they have been living without the most important thing to them -- Liberty. The General is arrested and promised a fair trial and the French Littles start making plans for elections to guarantee nothing like this will happen again.
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On their way to New York City for the Fourth of July, a storm forces the Littles to crash near the Statue of Liberty. Inside the statue they discover a community of French Littles ruled by a General. The French Littles wake up to the world around them and realize they have been living without the most important thing to them -- Liberty. The General is arrested and promised a fair trial and the French Littles start making plans for elections to guarantee nothing like this will happen again.
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Genre:Animation
Written By:Marc Scott Zicree, Heywood Kling
In Theaters:10/18/1986
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Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:DiC, ABC Entertainment
Cast
Bernard Deyriès
Director
David Wagner
Tom Little (voice)
Bettina Bush
Lucy Little (voice)
Alvy Moore
Grandpa Little (voice)
Robert David Hall
Dinky Little (voice)
Patricia Parris
Helen Little (voice)
Gregg Berger
William Little (voice)
Katie Leigh
Michelle Pierre (voice)
Jim Morgan
Père Égalitaire (voice)
Earl Boen
General Massey (voice)
Jimmy Keegan
Henry Bigg (voice)
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