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Babar: The Movie
“A feature-length adventure that's fit for a king!”
5.8 / 10• 1989• 1h 10m•G• English
AdventureAnimationFamilyFantasy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gordon Pinsent
King Babar
Lead
Elizabeth Hanna
Queen Celeste / The Lady
Lisa Yamanaka
Isabelle
MM
Marsha Moreau
Flora
BB
Bobby Becken
Pom
Amos Crawley
Alexander
GM
Gavin Magrath
Boy Babar
Sarah Polley
Young Celeste
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Bunce's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Babar: The Movie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
