In a Medieval castle, a marauder tries to kidnap the twin infant sons of the lord. He makes off with only one, whom he drops about a mile away. A pig rescues this baby, so one brother grows up high on the hog, the other down with the swine; one is lazy, his lost brother is industrious. Years later, when a neighboring prince declares war, the brother in the castle is too soft to fight. Through happenstance, the twins are united just before the final battle. Will the upper-class brother let his humble sibling lead the troops to certain defeat and death? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
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Peter Lord Director · Andy MacCormack Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $112K · United States release January 1, 1997 · Produced in United Kingdom
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Worldwide gross
$112,175
Production
Aardman
Production
Aardman Animations
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Channel Four Films
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
France · April 10, 1996
Theatrical · Source: IMDb
United States · January 1, 1997
Physical · "Creature Comforts" CBS/FOX Video #7012 [VHS] 33 minutes
Canada
June 7, 2003 · Worldwide Short Film Festival
Finland
April 27, 2006 · TV premiere
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