The Aurora
Series title: The Adventures of Prince Valiant
- Studio
- Hearst Entertainment, Inc., IDDH Groupe Bruno Rene Huchez, Polyphonfilm und Fernschgesellschaft mbH, King Features Syndicate
- Animation studio
- Sei Young Studios
Synopsis
King Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin, Valiant, Rowanne and Arn set up camp near Greenglade Cathedral to celebrate the signing of a treaty with the kingdom of Northland. They are cautious, for a spy is feared to be in the area. While Rowanne is on watch, she is knocked out and Merlin is abducted. King Arthur reprimands Rowanne for neglecting her duty. Rowanne is deeply hurt. Her wounds are further deepened when Valiant rejects her after she confesses her love for him. Only Arn supports Rowanne. Nevertheless, she feels terribly alone.
When the royal jewels of Northland (called The Aurora) are stolen, Rowanne becomes a primary suspect. Neither the King nor the Queen nor Valiant defends her. Merlin finally escapes from his kidnappers, and a member of the Northland tribe is discovered to have stolen The Aurora. But even with apologies, Rowanne remains hurt and estranged, and decides to leave the Camelot contingent and Camelot, forever, wondering why she ever dedicated herself to an ideal that finds no place for her.
When the royal jewels of Northland (called The Aurora) are stolen, Rowanne becomes a primary suspect. Neither the King nor the Queen nor Valiant defends her. Merlin finally escapes from his kidnappers, and a member of the Northland tribe is discovered to have stolen The Aurora. But even with apologies, Rowanne remains hurt and estranged, and decides to leave the Camelot contingent and Camelot, forever, wondering why she ever dedicated herself to an ideal that finds no place for her.
Characters
Prince Valiant, Arn, Rowanne, Merlin, King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Sir Bryant, Sir Gawain, Lord Maldon, The Baron, Duke of Lionsgate, Lady Melisande, Bosleigh, Assassin, Prince Michael
Credits
Producing
- Producer
- William E. Miller, Jeffrey Schon
- Executive Producers
- William E. Miller, Jeffrey Schon
- Supervising Producers
- Rene Huchez, Barham Rohani
- Associate Producer
- Mary Chojnowski Corbett, Mary Chojnowski Corbett
- Line Producer
- Gwen Sandiff Wetzler, Gwen Sandiff Wetzler
Writing
- Writer
- Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Story Editor
- Dianne Dixon
- Developed for Television and Produced By
- David J. Corbett
- Based on the Comic Strip By
- Hal Foster
Voices
- Voice
- Robby Benson (Prince Valiant), Michael Horton (Arn), Noelle North (Rowanne), Alan Oppenheimer (Merlin), Efrem Zimbalist Jr (King Arthur), Samantha Eggar (Queen Guinevere), James Avery (Sir Bryant), Tim Curry (Sir Gawain), Jeff Bennett (Lord Maldon), Charles Dennis (The Baron), David Warner (Duke of Lionsgate), Cynthia Gibb (Lady Melisande), Gregg Berger (Bosleigh), John de Lancie (Assassin), Wil Wheaton (Prince Michael), Dorian Harewood, Jack Angel, Bob Bergen, Pat Fraley, Dan Gilvezan, Mona Marshall, Peter Renaday, Stu Rosen, John Corey
Music
- Music
- Steve Sexton, Gerald O'Brien
- Lyrics By
- Marc Jordan
Animation
- The Dream Animation Sequence
- Neil Affleck
- Animation Direction
- Michel Lyman, Ron Myrick, Maria Dail, Mike Kaweski, Dae Jung Kim
Art Department
- Storyboards
- Vincenzo Trippetti
- Storyboard Cleanup
- Cesar Magsombol, Aleta Estes, Lynn Hunter Yago, Gerald Forton
- Original Model Designs
- Jesse Fenn Santos
- Additional Model Design
- Paula Lafond, Philippe Mignon, Shayne Poindexter
- Color Key
- Isabelle Massenet, Allyn Conley
- Background Layout
- Jim Alles, Jesse Fenn Santos
- Background Color
- Barbara Sandifer Schade, June Micu
Editing
- Dialogue Recording and Editing (Screenstudios)
- Deb Adair, Chris Eaton
- Post-Production Supervisor/Editor
- Scott LaBarge
Sound
- Post-Production Audio (Advantage Audio)
- Jim Hodson, Bill Koepnick, Marc Perlman
Casting
- Voice Direction
- Stuart M. Rosen
Production Management
- Production Managers
- Mary Katherine Moore, Pierre Metais, Caroline Guicheux
- Production Supervisor
- Jean Marc Desrosiers
- Production Assistants
- Andrew J. Leith, Suka Keppel
- Production Secretaries
- Peggy Fausone, Lisa Larrick
- NYC Production Coordinator
- David Moore
- Production Supervisor (France)
- Scott LaBarge
- Production Supervisor (Korea)
- Mike Kaweski
- Production Executive, Hearst Entertainment Distribution
- Austin Hearst
- Executives in Charge of Production for The Family Channel
- Terry A. Botwick, James J. Ackerman
Crew
- Assisted By
- Anthony Stanley, Tom Yasumi
- Chess Sequence
- Magic Shadows
- Lyrics By
- Marc Jordan
- Performed By
- Marc Jordan, Amy Sky
- Production Auditor
- Loretta Abata Elliott
- French Production Adapter
- Bruno Rene Huchez
- Executives in Charge
- Choi An Hee, Cho Jung Jin
- Educational Consultant, Hearst Entertainment Distribution
- John Arnold
- Crew
- King Features Syndicate
Companies and other credits
- Chess Sequence: Inc
- Music Composed, Performed and Produced B: y: Exchange (Steve Sexton, Gerald O'Brien)
- Animation Production: Sei Young Animation Co. Ltd
- Completion Bond Arranged By: Films Garantie Finance
- A Production of Hearst Entertainment Distribution
- Inc. and IDDH Groupe Bruno Rene Huchez in association with The Family Channel
- Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft mbH and Sei Young Animation Company
- Ltd
- Created for Television by Hearst Entertainment Distribution
- Inc. Trademarks in The Legend of Prince Valiant and its characters owned by King Features Syndicate Division
- The Hearst Corporation
- Copyright © 1991
- Hearst Entertainment Distribution
- Inc
- Copyright © 1991
- Inc
- All Rights Reserved