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Babar: The Movie

  • 19891989
  • GG
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1K
YOUR RATING
Sarah Polley, Bobby Becken, Lisa Jai, Amos Crawley, Elizabeth Hanna, Charles Kerr, Gavin Magrath, Marsha Moreau, Gordon Pinsent, and Chris Wiggins in Babar: The Movie (1989)
AnimationAdventureFamily
In his spectacular film debut, young Babar, King of the Elephants, must save his homeland from certain destruction by Rataxes and his band of invading rhinos.In his spectacular film debut, young Babar, King of the Elephants, must save his homeland from certain destruction by Rataxes and his band of invading rhinos.In his spectacular film debut, young Babar, King of the Elephants, must save his homeland from certain destruction by Rataxes and his band of invading rhinos.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Alan Bunce
  • Writers
    • Jean de Brunhoff(characters)
    • Laurent de Brunhoff(characters)
    • Patrick Loubert(story)
  • Stars
    • Gordon Pinsent(voice)
    • Gavin Magrath(voice)
    • Elizabeth Hanna(voice)
  • Director
    • Alan Bunce
  • Writers
    • Jean de Brunhoff(characters)
    • Laurent de Brunhoff(characters)
    • Patrick Loubert(story)
  • Stars
    • Gordon Pinsent(voice)
    • Gavin Magrath(voice)
    • Elizabeth Hanna(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Sarah Polley, Gavin Magrath, John Stocker, and Barbara Mantini in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Bobby Becken, Lisa Jai, Amos Crawley, Elizabeth Hanna, Marsha Moreau, and Gordon Pinsent in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Sarah Polley, Charles Kerr, Gavin Magrath, and John Stocker in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Sarah Polley, Charles Kerr, Gavin Magrath, and John Stocker in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Lisa Jai, Tara Strong, Amos Crawley, Elizabeth Hanna, Gavin Magrath, Gordon Pinsent, Jeff Pustil, Allen Stewart-Coates, and Chris Wiggins in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Tara Strong and Gavin Magrath in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Sarah Polley, Gavin Magrath, John Stocker, and Barbara Mantini in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Bobby Becken, Lisa Jai, Amos Crawley, Elizabeth Hanna, Marsha Moreau, and Gordon Pinsent in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Sarah Polley and Gavin Magrath in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Sarah Polley and Gavin Magrath in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Sarah Polley and Gavin Magrath in Babar: The Movie (1989)
    Sarah Polley, Charles Kerr, Gavin Magrath, and John Stocker in Babar: The Movie (1989)

    Top cast

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    Gordon Pinsent
    Gordon Pinsent
    • King Babar
    • (voice)
    Gavin Magrath
    • Boy Babar
    • (voice)
    Elizabeth Hanna
    Elizabeth Hanna
    • Queen Celeste
    • (voice)
    • …
    Lisa Jai
    • Isabelle
    • (voice)
    • (as Lisa Yamanaka)
    Marsha Moreau
    • Flora
    • (voice)
    Bobby Becken
    • Pom
    • (voice)
    Amos Crawley
    Amos Crawley
    • Alexander
    • (voice)
    Sarah Polley
    Sarah Polley
    • Young Celeste
    • (voice)
    Stephen Ouimette
    Stephen Ouimette
    • Pompadour
    • (voice)
    Chris Wiggins
    • Cornelius
    • (voice)
    John Stocker
    • Zephir
    • (voice)
    Charles Kerr
    • Rataxes
    • (voice)
    Stuart Stone
    Stuart Stone
    • Arthur
    • (voice)
    Carl Banas
    • Old Tusk
    • (voice)
    Ray Landry
    Ray Landry
    • Croc
    • (voice)
    Angela Fusco
    Angela Fusco
    • Celeste's Mom
    • (voice)
    Christopher Andrade
      Chris Britton
      Chris Britton
        • Director
          • Alan Bunce
        • Writers
          • Jean de Brunhoff(characters)
          • Laurent de Brunhoff(characters)
          • Patrick Loubert(story)
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        Storyline

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        Did you know

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        • Trivia
          Babar's first animated movie based on the TV series.
        • Quotes

          Rataxes: [Having just arrived before his army soldiers, Rataxes sits beside a table] The time has come to play our hand. The army's ready, now here's the plan.

          [Draws his knife and holds it over a map]

          Rataxes: At dawn we march on the Elephant Land!

          [laughing wickedly]

          Boy Babar: [watching on a ledge overhead with Celeste] No!

          Rataxes: By night, we'll reach the city wall. By morning... WE! SHALL RULE! THEM ALL!

          [slams his dagger into the map]

        • Connections
          Followed by Babar: King of the Elephants (1999)
        • Soundtracks
          Elephantland March
          Written by Maribeth Solomon

          Arranged by Micky Erbe (uncredited)

          Performed by The Nylons, Judy Tate, Debbie Fleming (as Debbie Flemming),

          John Rutledge, & Neil Donell

        User reviews7

        Review
        Review
        Featured review
        Not just for kids!
        For those that aren't familiar, Babar occupies a curious little niche in children's books, and is sometimes the first exposure children have to cursive writing. Long story short, Babar is a prince in an elephant kingdom, having all sorts of curious adventures. In this movie, Babar has been left to run the kingdom while Dad is on vacation - however, the rhinoceroses declare war on the elephant kingdom, and Babar has to decide whether to resolve the problem through peaceful or violent means (pretty heavy for a 4 year old). The highlight of the film is Babar inquiring of his advisors as to recommendations - said advisors then launch into an amusing song-and-dance number about bureaucratic (in)efficiency being the best solution - "We'll send it to committee for review!" Increasingly funny the older you are . . .
        helpful•5
        0
        • Erifod
        • Nov 21, 2000

        Details

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        • Release date
          • July 28, 1989 (United States)
        • Countries of origin
          • Canada
          • France
          • United States
        • Languages
          • English
          • French
        • Also known as
          • The Babar Movie
        • Production companies
          • Nelvana
          • Ellipse Animation
          • Odessa Films
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        Box office

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        • Gross US & Canada
          • $1,305,187
        • Opening weekend US & Canada
          • $297,155
          • Jul 30, 1989
        • Gross worldwide
          • $1,305,187
        See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 10 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Stereo
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1
          • 1.37 : 1

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