Premise: Donald Virgil `` Don '' Bluth ( born September 13 , 1937 ) is an American animator , film director , producer , writer , production designer , video game designer , and animation instructor who is known for directing animated films , such as The Secret of NIMH ( 1982 ) , An American Tail ( 1986 ) , The Land Before Time ( 1988 ) , All Dogs Go to Heaven ( 1989 ) , and Anastasia ( 1997 ) , and for his involvement in the LaserDisc game Dragon 's Lair ( 1983 ) . The Land Before Time . This is the only Don Bluth film of the 1980s in which Dom DeLuise did not participate ( instead , he starred in Disney 's Oliver & Company that same year ) , and the only film in The Land Before Time series that is not a musical , as well as the only one to be released theatrically worldwide . Released by Universal Pictures on November 18 , 1988 , the film was a critical and financial success , and spawned a multimillion-dollar franchise with thirteen direct-to-video sequels and a television series ( without involvement from Bluth , Spielberg , or Lucas ) as well as merchandise ( toys , video games , etc. ) and a television series .
Hypothesis: The Land Before Time is a film.
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