The Small One (1978)
The Small One is a 1978 animated Christmas short film created by Walt Disney Productions and was originally released to theaters in the United States by Buena Vista Distribution Company before the 1978 re-release of Pinocchio. The story is based on a children's book by Charles Tazewell and was an experiment for the newer and younger Disney animators, including Don Bluth, Richard Rich, Henry Selick, Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy.
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