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Bartok the Magnificent

Bartok the Magnificent

Animation · Comedy · Family · 1999

Albino bat Bartok – former sidekick to the wicked Grigori Rasputin – ventures to prove his true worth on a new quest to defeat the legendary Russian witch Baba Yaga.

Movie details

Bartok the Magnificent

“The lovable hero from Anastasia is back!”

1999 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 8m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.1 / 10

2.6K votes

TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Albino bat Bartok – former sidekick to the wicked Grigori Rasputin – ventures to prove his true worth on a new quest to defeat the legendary Russian witch Baba Yaga.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gary Goldman · Don Bluth

Written by

Jay Lacopo

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Bartok (voice)

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

Zozi (voice)

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin

Baba Yaga (voice)

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

Ludmilla (voice)

Tim Curry

Tim Curry

The Skull (voice)

Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly

Piloff (voice)

Phillip Van Dyke

Phillip Van Dyke

Ivan (voice)

Court is in session

Put Bartok the Magnificent on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.