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The Princess and the Pea (2002)

The Princess and the Pea poster
Directed by
Mark Swan
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, musical film, romance film, family film
Country
United States, Hungary
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
G
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A prince searches for a real princess to marry. A girl arrives at the castle claiming to be a princess, and the queen tests her by placing a pea under a stack of mattresses.

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What happens

The Princess and the Pea is a 2002 animated musical fantasy film adaptation of the popular 1835 fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was directed by Mark Swan. It was released August 16, 2002, as an American-Hungarian production of Feature Films for Families & Swan Productions. The scriptwriters were Forrest S. Baker and Ken Cromar. The film won two Accolade Competition Awards of Excellence In 2003 and 2004, both for the musical score by composer Alan Williams. The film was also nominated for a Young Artist Award in 2003, in the category of "Best Family Feature Film — Animation". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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