Babar: The Movie

"A feature-length adventure that's fit for a king!"

1989 1h 10m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 50

AdventureAnimationFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Children's book authors Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff's most beloved elephant comes to the big screen in this animated family tale. Elephant monarch King Babar tells the tale, that unfolds via flashback, of how a much-younger Barbar and his girlfriend Celeste save her village from the pugnacious rhinoceroses that have come to raid it.

“A feature-length adventure that's fit for a king!”

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Cast

Gordon Pinsent
King Babar
Elizabeth Hanna
Queen Celeste / The Lady
Lisa Yamanaka
Isabelle
Marsha Moreau
Flora
Bobby Becken
Pom
Amos Crawley
Alexander
Gavin Magrath
Boy Babar
Sarah Polley
Young Celeste

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Bunce
Writers: Peter Sauder, J.D. Smith, John de Klein
Languages: English, French
Countries: Canada, France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Milan Kymlička. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gordon Pinsent and Elizabeth Hanna and Lisa Yamanaka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A feature-length adventure that's fit for a king!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096869 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alan Bunce directs. Milan Kymlička scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, France. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, France.
5Original score by Milan Kymlička. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Gordon Pinsent and Elizabeth Hanna and Lisa Yamanaka carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A feature-length adventure that's fit for a king!".
8IMDB entry: tt0096869 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.