The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

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London's crime-fighting ace on his most baffling case!

When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted sidekick Dawson try to elude the ultimate trap and foil the perfect crime.

• Released: 1986-07-02
• Genres: Animation, Family, Mystery, Crime, Adventure
• Runtime: 1h 14m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 1,845 votes

Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker, Burny Mattinson, David Michener.

Top cast

• Barrie Ingham as Basil of Baker Street / Bartholomew (voice)
• Vincent Price as Professor Ratigan (voice)
• Val Bettin as Dr. David Q. Dawson / Thug Guard (voice)
• Susanne Pollatschek as Olivia Flaversham (voice)
• Candy Candido as Fidget (voice)
• Diana Chesney as Mrs. Judson (voice)
• Eve Brenner as The Mouse Queen (voice)
• Alan Young as Mr. Flaversham (voice)
• Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
• Ellen Fitzhugh as Bar Maid (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Great Mouse Detective

• United States: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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