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Valiant

Valiant and his feathered friends take to the sky to prove as they work their way into the Royal Air Force during World War II. Together this rag-tag squadron of carrier pigeons engages in an aerial adventures at a spitfire pace. From the first bumbling day of basic training through the final feathe...

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Corporate Author: Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Chapman, Gary., McGregor, Ewan, 1971-, Gervais, Ricky., Curry, Tim., Broadbent, Jim., Laurie, Hugh, 1959-, Fenner, John., Fenton, George.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Spanish
Published: Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c2005.
Subjects:
Homing pigeons > Drama.
Homing pigeons > War use > Drama.
Good and evil > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Animated films.
Feature films.
Comedy > Animation > Feature.
Adventure > Animation > Feature.
Summary: Valiant and his feathered friends take to the sky to prove as they work their way into the Royal Air Force during World War II. Together this rag-tag squadron of carrier pigeons engages in an aerial adventures at a spitfire pace. From the first bumbling day of basic training through the final feather-raising mission, the flock of friends swoop their way toward victory. How, against the odds and an evil German falcon, Valiant is called upon for a very important assignment.
Item Description: Title from container.
Special features: Hilarious bloopers; Valiant Training Challenge - 3 different game levels.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience: MPAA rating: G.
Production Credits: Director of photography, John Fenner ; art director, Carl Jones ; editors, Jim Stewart, Tiffany Hillkurtz ; music, George Fenton ; production designer, John Byrne.
ISBN: 0788860879
Author Notes: John Cleese, October 27, 1939 - John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939 in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England to Reginald Cleese, and insurance salesman, and Muriel Cross. He attended Cambridge University beginning in 1960 and joined the Footlights Club in his second term. In 1963, a Footlights production called "A Clump of Plinths" became so popular that the production spawned Cambridge Circus and ran in London's West End. He eventually earned his law degree from Cambridge.

In 1964, the show traveled first to New Zealand and then to America for 24 performances on Broadway. By the late 60's, Cleese was established as an actor and a writer. In 1969, the BBC, looking for a new show to fill an empty time slot, coupled Cleese and pal Graham Chapman with three graduates from Oxford, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, as well as Terry Gilliam to create Monty Python's Flying Circus. The BBC produced 45 episodes which have been run and rerun over 30 years. Flying Circus became a cult classic and spawned yet another television show, "Fawlty Towers" as well as books and feature films such as "Monty Python's Life of Brian" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Cleese then came down with a debilitating flu-like illness which his doctor suggested might be psychosomatic. After working with a therapist, Cleese returned with no signs of the illness and even joined the doctor in writing two books, "Families and How to Survive Them" and "Life and How to Survive It." He went on to create training films for corporations through his company called Video Arts. These videos enabled training to be fun as well as informative. Through all of this, Cleese has demonstrated his ability to perform in all walks of life and has made a name for himself doing what he loves best.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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