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Babar: The Movie

  • 1989
  • G
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.2K
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)
Animal AdventureHand-Drawn AnimationAdventureAnimationFamilyFantasyMusical

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.

  • Director
    • Alan Bunce
  • Writers
    • Jean de Brunhoff
    • Laurent de Brunhoff
    • Patrick Loubert
  • Stars
    • Gordon Pinsent
    • Gavin Magrath
    • Elizabeth Hanna
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alan Bunce
    • Writers
      • Jean de Brunhoff
      • Laurent de Brunhoff
      • Patrick Loubert
    • Stars
      • Gordon Pinsent
      • Gavin Magrath
      • Elizabeth Hanna
    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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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
          • Laurent de Brunhoff
          • Patrick Loubert
        • All cast & crew
        • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

        User reviews7

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        Fantasy
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        Musical

        Storyline

        Did you know

        • 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

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        Details

        • Release date
          • July 28, 1989 (United States)
        • Countries of origin
          • Canada
          • France
          • United States
          • South Korea
        • Languages
          • English
          • French
        • Also known as
          • The Babar Movie
        • Filming locations
          • Corus Quay, 25 Dockside Drive, Toronto, ON M5A 0B5(animation studio)
        • Production companies
          • Nelvana
          • Ellipse Animation
          • Odessa Films
        • See more company credits at IMDbPro

        Box office

        • 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

        Tech specs

        • Runtime
          • 1h 10m(70 min)
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Stereo
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1
          • 1.37 : 1

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