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The Princess and the Goblin

  • 1991
  • G
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.4K
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Joss Ackland, Claire Bloom, Sally Ann Marsh, Rik Mayall, Peggy Mount, Mollie Sugden, and Peter Murray in The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
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Fairy TaleHand-Drawn AnimationAdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasyHorrorMusicalRomance

A naive princess, her beloved cat and a poor mining boy team up to save their kingdom from a nasty underground realm of bad-mannered goblins.A naive princess, her beloved cat and a poor mining boy team up to save their kingdom from a nasty underground realm of bad-mannered goblins.A naive princess, her beloved cat and a poor mining boy team up to save their kingdom from a nasty underground realm of bad-mannered goblins.

  • Director
    • József Gémes
  • Writers
    • Robin Lyons
    • George MacDonald
  • Stars
    • Claire Bloom
    • Joss Ackland
    • Roy Kinnear
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • József Gémes
    • Writers
      • Robin Lyons
      • George MacDonald
    • Stars
      • Claire Bloom
      • Joss Ackland
      • Roy Kinnear
    • 22User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Claire Bloom
    Claire Bloom
    • Great Great Grandmother Irene
    • (voice)
    Joss Ackland
    Joss Ackland
    • King Papa
    • (voice)
    Roy Kinnear
    Roy Kinnear
    • Mump
    • (voice)
    Sally Ann Marsh
    • Princess Irene
    • (voice)
    Rik Mayall
    Rik Mayall
    • Prince Froglip
    • (voice)
    Peggy Mount
    Peggy Mount
    • Goblin Queen
    • (voice)
    Peter Murray
    • Curdie
    • (voice)
    Victor Spinetti
    Victor Spinetti
    • Glump
    • (voice)
    Mollie Sugden
    Mollie Sugden
    • Looti
    • (voice)
    Frank Rozelaar-Green
      William Hootkins
      William Hootkins
      • Curdie's Father
      • (voice)
      Maxine Howe
      • Curdie's Mother
      • (voice)
      Stephen Lyons
      • Drunk Cook
      • (voice)
      • (as Steve Lyons)
      • …
      Robin Lyons
      • Goblin King
      • (voice)
      • …
      István Avar
      • King Papa
      • (Hungarian version)
      • (voice)
      • (uncredited)
      Zoltán Bezerédi
      Zoltán Bezerédi
      • Prince Froglip
      • (Hungarian version)
      • (voice)
      • (uncredited)
      Imre Csuja
      Imre Csuja
      • Soldiers
      • (Hungarian version)
      • (voice)
      • (uncredited)
      Ilona Györi
      • Looti
      • (Hungarian version)
      • (voice)
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • József Gémes
      • Writers
        • Robin Lyons
        • George MacDonald
      • All cast & crew
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      User reviews22

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      10oobrey5

      Wonderful and charming!

      I loved this movie when I was a child. It was just so fantastical and lovely, and the main song just sticks in your head for days upon days. When I watched this movie recently (as in 10 years later), I saw how fine the animation was designed to be, and how well it was done in some areas. It's old, and the animation dosen't really compare to the computer graphics we have today, but it's CLASSIC. And although someof the actions are exaggerated in the movie, it's like opening my Hans Christian Anderson book, and seeing stories come to life.

      So if you're a lover of fairy tales, or enjoy telling stories, this movie was MADE for you.
      9irishgirl

      There is a power

      For anyone who has seen this movie, they know what I'm talking about. This movie is pretty good although there is exaggeration in some parts. Personally, I like the song. It has a nice beat, very medieval and it gives hope. It was made in Hungary and it won a prize. YES! When I first got this movie, people who came to my house always wanted to watch it and I got sick of it. Now I just watched for the first time in 3 years and it was good. Watch it! You'll like it! If you've seen it already, you must really think the goblin cat is the most hilarious thing in the movie.
      9casdemorree

      Love this movie. Always have

      This movie isn't the prettiest ever made, but my god what nostalgia. I watched this movie when I was a kid myself and today I showed it to my daughter. She appeared to love it as well. Love this movie so much. If only more present day animated movies were made like this.
      9axldance

      Loved It as a Kid, Enjoyed it 30 Years On

      As a non-Disney movie made in 1991 with 1/3 the budget of Alladin, it is a masterpiece. If you want to hate this movie you will find reasons to do so, but it is a really fun, sweet, and surprisingly conceptual for a child's film. I am uncertain whether today's 5 year-olds would enjoy such a dated presentation but it's worth a shot.

      The animation is dated now and it was kind of dated back then. It came out in 1992 but I would believe anyone who said it came out in 1982. It's not bad animation, just not on par with Alladin but better than Jungle Book. I actually like the kind of watercolor backgrounds, it adds a dream-like quality.

      The story is sweet, it is a kid's movie, and there are couple funny parts. The voice acting is for the most part quite good.

      It was one of my favorite movies as a kid probably between 4 and 10 years old. The concepts and story are quirky. The characters are lovable to a fault, even some of the goblins.
      8lettherightonein-72677

      Great, nice story, okay animation, BUT...

      It's great for a low budget animation. But any time I watched it, I got serious nightmares for a few days. And I wasn't even that young, I was like 11-12... I found it really scary, I felt more horror than any horror movie since then. But since I didn't find any review of that sorts, maybe I'm the only one who felt this way, although my brother felt similar that time.

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      Fairy Tale
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      Animation
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      Fantasy
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      Romance

      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        The first animated feature to have been created in Wales. The film was produced in two countries, with Siriol Animation based in Cardiff, Wales, and Pannonia Film Studio in Budapest, Hungary.
      • Goofs
        When Irene is following her grandmother's magic thread through the cave and comes to a pile of rocks which she thinks is a dead end, her hood is up. But when she cries about never finding a way out, her hood is down and when she figures out that she's supposed to follow the thread through the pile of rocks, her hood is up again.
      • Quotes

        Princess Irene: Are you a ghost?

        Great Great Grandmother Irene: No, but I'm not real, either.

        Princess Irene: Are you some sort of... magic, then?

      • Alternate versions
        Theatrical prints of the film have the Hemdale Communications logo, but home video releases remove this.
      • Connections
        Featured in Cartoon Corner: The Princess & the Goblin (2010)
      • Soundtracks
        A Spark Inside Us
        Composed by Chris Stuart

        Lyrics by Robin Lyons

        Sung by Paul Keating with Sally Ann Marsh and the Pendyrus Male Choir

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • June 3, 1994 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • United Kingdom
        • Hungary
        • Japan
        • United States
        • Denmark
      • Languages
        • Hungarian
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Công chúa và yêu tinh
      • Production companies
        • Siriol Productions
        • Pannónia Filmstúdió
        • Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C)
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • $10,000,000 (estimated)
      • Gross US & Canada
        • $2,105,078
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $451,560
        • Jun 5, 1994
      • Gross worldwide
        • $2,105,078
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Tech specs

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      • Runtime
        • 1h 22m(82 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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