Animation / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Film Synopsis
Celesteville, the kingdom of the elephants, faces invasion from
rhinoceroses, led by the evil Rataxes, who are determined to expand
their empire. King Babar must use all of his intelligence and
cunning if he is to defeat the invaders, but first he must gain the
confidence of the other animals in the jungle...
Script: Jean de Brunhoff (characters),
Laurent de Brunhoff (characters),
Patrick Loubert (story),
Peter Sauder (story),
Michael Hirsh (story),
J.D. Smith,
John de Klein,
Raymond Jafelice,
Alan Bunce
Music: Milan Kymlicka
Cast: Gordon Pinsent (King Babar),
Elizabeth Hanna (Queen Celeste),
Lisa Yamanaka (Isabelle),
Marsha Moreau (Flora),
Bobby Becken (Pom),
Amos Crawley (Alexander),
Gavin Magrath (Boy Babar),
Sarah Polley (Young Celeste),
Stephen Ouimette (Pompadour),
Chris Wiggins (Cornelius),
John Stocker (Zephir),
Charles Kerr (Rataxes),
Stuart Stone (Arthur),
Carl Banas (Old Tusk),
Ray Landry (Croc),
Angela Fusco (Celeste's Mom),
Bernard Alane (Pompadour),
Christian Alers (Babar Adult),
Jacques Balutin (Zephyr),
Vincent Barazoni (Babar)
Country: Canada / France
Language: English / French
Support: Color
Runtime: 70 min
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