"George Webster, our screen writer, saw an article in his morning paper about animals in war, and the carrier pigeon's role. This got him to put pen to page, and we ended up with Valiant."
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2000s American animated filmsAmerican computer-animated filmsAnimated films set in LondonBritish computer-animated filmsAnimated films about birds
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Gary Chapman, "Interview: Curtis Augspurger – Co-Producer on Valiant" Skwigly: Online Animation Magazine, April 1st, 2005.
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Valiant (2005 film)
Valiant is a 2005 computer-animated film starring Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, John Cleese, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie and Rik Mayall. Set in May 1944, it tells the story of a group of war pigeons during World War II. The film was produced by John H. Williams and co-produced by Vanguard Animation and Odyssey Entertainment. Reviews toward Valiant were mixed and largely poor. The film is based on a story by Jordan Katz, George Webster, and George Melrod, and inspired by true
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