Babar: The Movie (1989)
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A feature-length adventure that's fit for a king!
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.
- Released: 1989-07-28
- Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
- Runtime: 1h 10m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 50 votes
Directed by Alan Bunce.
Top cast
- Gordon Pinsent as King Babar
- Elizabeth Hanna as Queen Celeste / The Lady
- Lisa Yamanaka as Isabelle
- Marsha Moreau as Flora
- Bobby Becken as Pom
- Amos Crawley as Alexander
- Gavin Magrath as Boy Babar
- Sarah Polley as Young Celeste
- Charles Kerr as Rataxes / Rhino Guards
- Ray Landry as Croc
Where to watch Babar: The Movie
- United States: stream on Amebatv Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Darkroom, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Australia: watch free on Tubi TV
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