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1996 movie poster
The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or The Great Dog Robbery is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith. A sequel entitled The Starlight Barking continues from the end of the first novel.
At a dinner party attended by the Dearly couple, Cruella de Vil expresses her dislike for animals; subsequently, the couple's new Dalmatian puppies disappear. The Dearly dogs are some of 97 puppies who are kidnapped or legally purchased from various owners, with the intention of skinning them for their fur. Through the co-operation of animals and the "Twilight Barking", the dogs are found in Suffolk, England, and a rescue ensues.
Disney adapted the novel into an animated film, released to theaters on January 25, 1961 as One Hundred and One Dalmatians. It became the tenth highest grossing film of 1961, and one of the studio's most popular films of the decade. It was re-issued to theaters in four times, in 1969, 1979, 1985, and 1991. The 1991 reissue was the twentieth highest earning film of the year for domestic earnings. It was also adapted into a musical.
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- Episode 3 2012 Dalmatians: The novel gets spoofed along with 2012.