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The Fearless Four

Original title: Die furchtlosen Vier
  • 1997
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
367
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The Fearless Four (1997)
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Animal AdventureAdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasyMusical

The popular children's tale about a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster who are on their way to the slaughterhouse when they get a lucky break and escape.The popular children's tale about a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster who are on their way to the slaughterhouse when they get a lucky break and escape.The popular children's tale about a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster who are on their way to the slaughterhouse when they get a lucky break and escape.

  • Directors
    • Michael Coldewey
    • Eberhard Junkersdorf
    • Jürgen Richter
  • Writers
    • Bert Henry
    • Dagmar Kekulé
    • Georg Reichel
  • Stars
    • Mario Adorf
    • Hartmut Engler
    • Bernd Schramm
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    367
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Michael Coldewey
      • Eberhard Junkersdorf
      • Jürgen Richter
    • Writers
      • Bert Henry
      • Dagmar Kekulé
      • Georg Reichel
    • Stars
      • Mario Adorf
      • Hartmut Engler
      • Bernd Schramm
    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Mario Adorf
    Mario Adorf
    • Fred, der Esel
    • (voice)
    Hartmut Engler
    • Buster, der Hund
    • (singing voice)
    Bernd Schramm
    • Buster, der Hund
    • (voice)
    Sandra Schwarzhaupt
    • Gwendolyn, die Katze
    • (voice)
    Joachim Kemmer
    • Tortellini, der Hahn
    • (voice)
    Katharina Thalbach
    Katharina Thalbach
    • Die böse Erbin
    • (voice)
    Peer Augustinski
    Peer Augustinski
    • Dr. Gier
    • (voice)
    Frank Zander
    • Powertool
    • (voice)
    Hans-Werner Bussinger
    • Platini
    • (voice)
    Tobias Meister
    • Manager
    • (voice)
    Ranja Bonalana
    • Mozar, die Maus
    • (voice)
    • (as Ranja Helmy)
    Tom Deininger
    • Müller
    • (voice)
    Michael Walke
    • Ackermann
    • (voice)
    Dagmar Altrichter
    • Samantha, die Eule
    • (voice)
    Uwe Paulsen
    • Schlange
    • (voice)
    Klaus Sonnenschein
    • Baron
    • (voice)
    Lutz Riedel
    • Präparator
    • (voice)
    Georg Tryphon
    • Erbe
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Michael Coldewey
      • Eberhard Junkersdorf
      • Jürgen Richter
    • Writers
      • Bert Henry
      • Dagmar Kekulé
      • Georg Reichel
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    7DogePelis2015

    Interesting and nice

    It has a very simple plot, but this is compensated by good animation and good songs; It is highly underrated and I highly recommend it.
    9Mightyzebra

    My second favourite cartoon film!

    My review for the English translation: "The Fearless Four".

    Genre: Animated film with talking animals based on "The Musicians Of Bremen" by the Brothers Grimm.

    I absolutely adore this film! It has lovely characters, a good story and the songs are well- written.

    In this film, four animals meet each other when they escape from their miserable lives and they all love ... music! They are Buster the dog (his songs are done by James Ingrams, Buster sings really well!), Fred the donkey (his singing voice is B. B. King, good voice as well), Gwendolen the cat (she's my favourite and Oleta Adams does SO well with her voice) and Tortillini the cockerel (Zucchero does his singing voice - good too).

    I love this film for five main reasons.

    Reason 1: the songs in this are well-sung and well-written. Reason 2: the characters are lovely, my favourite is Gwendolen the cat (I even like the baddies, but not as much as the goodies). Reason 3: The animation is beautiful, the drawings and the backgrounds. Reason 4: There is an important message in this film. DO NOT TREAT ANIMALS CRUELLY!!! Reason 5: The plot and storyline are well-done, unlike many, many cartoon films' plots.

    Oh, and one more thing. Could anyone tell me why this film is so hard to get in English??!! Just a question, because I wasn't able to get this movie on video for about five years.

    So, watch it when you can, you won't be disappointed!
    10karlerikjuka

    Brilliant!

    Excellent! One of the best animated movies I've ever seen! I've only seen the french version, but I'm sure the English and German version is great too! If it was possible, then I'll vote it 100! That looks like a Disney movie, but it's still so cool and I keep watching and watching it over and over again and I never get bored! I hope they'll make a sequel to it, because it's worth of it! But at the ending, I didn't understand if the bad guys were killed in the explosion, or were they saved? That could be a cool sequel idea where the bad guys come back and try to revenge! Who's your favorite character? I like the cat! And the voice actors are excellent! I recommend it to everybody! Bye!
    4MovieTVRomanceFan

    It had potential, but it could've been better

    This film was okay. It's far from perfect, but it's decent enough to watch and it had some good music. The film made a valiant effort to include CGI special effects, but I think it would have been better if they didn't include them. It was a little off putting. I like the animals, but I felt some of them were lacking character development.

    Honestly I feel like this movie had some potential, but it probably would have done better without the CGI effects and if they changed the plot a bit cause it got a bit boring after a while.

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    • Trivia
      This is the fourth Warner Bros. Family Entertainment animated film to have musical numbers.
    • Quotes

      [quote from English version]

      Gwendolen: [singing] You left today, without a goodbye, big girls never cry.

      Background singer: [singing] Big girls never cry.

      Gwendolen: [singing] Out of the blue, wait and tell me where and why, big girls never cry.

      Background singer: [singing] Big girls never cry.

    • Alternate versions
      Produced in a German and an English language version with a different voice-over cast.
    • Connections
      Featured in Media Hunter: The Fearless Four (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Life is One Long Rainy Day
      ("Leben Im Regen")

      Music by Péter Wolf (uncredited)

      English lyrics by Ina Wolf (uncredited)

      German lyrics by Andreas Hommelsheim (uncredited)

      Lead vocals by B.B. King (English version); Mario Adorf (German version)

      Background vocals by Kevin Dorsey (English version); Hanno Bruhn, Denise Gorzelanny (as Denise Gorzelanny-Forsberg), Ralf Vornberger, Achim Götz, and Henrik Ilgner (as Hendrik Illgner) (German version)

      Lead Guitars - Acoustic and Electric: B.B. King and Jeff Richman

      Pianos and Bass: Péter Wolf (as Peter Wolf)

      Drums: John Cushon

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    • Release date
      • May 7, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Бременські музиканти: Безстрашна четвірка
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Bioskop Film
      • Munich Animation Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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