The Land Before Time
It is the dawn of time, the land of the dinosaur. Lost and alone, Littlefoot and his friends are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.
An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley.A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace.Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.
- Director
- Don Bluth
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $85M
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Cast
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9 billed performers
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An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.
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Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAnnecy Cristal for a Feature Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Land Before Time returned 6.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $13M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $85M
- Release date
- Nov 18, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Ireland, United States of America
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