Valiant (2005)

Valiant is a 2005 British-American computer-animated movie produced by Vanguard Animation and Odyssey Entertainment, The 45th movie in Walt Disney Studios, and released by Entertainment Film Distributors in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2005 and by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States on August 19, 2005. Set in May of the year 1944, it tells the story of a group of war pigeons during World War II. Reviews of Valiant were mixed. The movie is based on a story by Jordan Katz, George Webster and George Melrod, and inspired by true stories of hundreds of pigeons that helped the soldiers in the war.

Valiant
Directed by	Gary Chapman
Written by	Jordan Katz
Produced by	John H. Williams Barnaby Thompson (executive producer)
Starring	Ewan McGregor Ricky Gervais John Cleese Olivia Williams John Hurt Jim Broadbent Hugh Laurie Tim Curry
Music by	George Fenton
Production companies	Vanguard Animation Ealing Studios UK Film Council Odyssey Entertainment
Distributed by	Entertainment Film Distributors (UK) Buena Vista Pictures (US)
Release dates	March 25, 2005 (2005-03-25) (UK) August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) (USA)
Running time	76 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$61.7 million