The Swan Princess

This article is about the animated film. For the franchise, see The Swan Princess (film series). For the film's soundtrack, see The Swan Princess (soundtrack). For other uses, see Swan Princess (disambiguation).

The Swan Princess
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Rich
Screenplay byBrian Nissen
Story by
  • Richard Rich
  • Brian Nissen
Based onSwan Lake
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Produced by
  • Richard Rich
  • Jared F. Brown
Starring
Edited by
  • Armetta Jackson-Hamlett
  • James Koford
Music byLex de Azevedo
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • November 18, 1994 (1994-11-18)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$21 million[2]
Box office$9.8 million[3]

The Swan Princess is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy film[1] based on the ballet Swan Lake. Featuring Michelle Nicastro, Howard McGillin, Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, Sandy Duncan, and Steve Vinovich, the film is directed by former Disney animation director Richard Rich and scored by Lex de Azevedo. The film was distributed by New Line Cinema in the United States and by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International outside the US. It was released theatrically on November 18, 1994, and grossed $9.8 million against a $21 million budget, becoming a box-office bomb, partly due to struggling competition with a re-release of The Lion King (1994). The film later became popular through home video releases and has since been followed by a series of direct-to-video sequels starting in 1997.[4][5]

The theme song "Far Longer than Forever" is performed by Regina Belle and Jeffrey Osborne. The song was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1995 for Best Original Song.[6]

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  3. ^ "The Swan Princess (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  4. ^ Villa, Joan (June 23, 1997). "Swan sequel to have limited theatrical release". Video Business. 17 (26). Reed Business Information: 4.
  5. ^ "About Swan Princess". The Swan Princess Series.com. August 2016. Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Far Longer than Forever | Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.