The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain

The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain
Home video release poster
Directed by	Richard Rich
Screenplay by	Brian Nissen
Story by	Richard Rich Brian Nissen
Based on	Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Produced by	Richard Rich Jared F. Brown
Starring	Michelle Nicastro Douglas Sills Jake Williamson Doug Stone Steve Vinovich Christy Landers Donald Sage MacKay Joey Camen
Cinematography	Tom Sheppard
Edited by	James Koford Joseph Campana Paul Murphy
Music by	Lex de Azevedo
Production companies	Nest Entertainment Rich Animation Studios
Distributed by	Legacy Releasing (North America) Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (International)
Release dates	July 18, 1997 (1997-07-18) (United States limited release) September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02) (United States full release)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$273,644 (US)

The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain, alternatively known as The Swan Princess and the Secret of the Castle in international countries, is a 1997 American animated musical-fantasy-comedy film and the first direct-to-video sequel to the 1994 animated film The Swan Princess.^[1] Directed by Richard Rich (who also directed the original), the film follows Derek and Odette's first anniversary of their wedding being disrupted by the actions of a wicked magician, Sir Clavius, who wants to find a magical orb, the source of the Forbidden Arts, and take over the world. The film was released on July 18, 1997. It is the only film in the series not distributed through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Chronologically, this film takes place after The Swan Princess: Christmas, since Odette mentions this as the first Christmas since her father's death.