The Princess and the Pea (2002 film)

The Princess and the Pea
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Directed byMark Swan
Written byKen Cromar
Forrest S. Baker
Based onThe Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen
Starring
Music byAlan Williams
Production
companies
Feature Films for Families
Swan Productions
Distributed bySwan Productions
Release date
  • August 16, 2002 (2002-08-16)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
Hungary
LanguageEnglish

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.[1] 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 script writers 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".

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.