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Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper DVD 2004 Barbie als: Die Prinzessin und das Dorfmädchen / Directed by William Lau / Starring: Kelly Sheridan, Mark Hildreth, Alessandro Juliani, Ian James Corlett, Kathleen Barr, Martin Short
UPC 5050582262773
REGION 2 PAL DVD
MADE IN Germany
AUDIO: English 5.1, German 5.1, French 5.1, Dutch 5.1
SUBTITLES: Hungarian
Total Runtime: 85 minutes
English Summary:
In an unnamed kingdom, a blonde princess and a brunette pauper are born at the same time. Several years later, the Princess, Anneliese, is betrothed by her mother, Queen Genevieve, to the wealthy King Dominick to save the nearly bankrupt royal treasury, but she is in love with her young tutor, Julian. The Pauper, Erika, is an indentured servant at Madame Carp's Dress Emporium, working off her parents' debt, but dreams of becoming a singer and seeing the world.
Unbeknownst to the Queen, the reason behind the kingdom's bankruptcy is her advisor, Preminger, has been stealing the gold from the royal mines. Upon learning from his sidekicks, Nick and Nack, that the Queen had already arranged Anneliese's marriage to King Dominick, he decides to make Anneliese mysteriously disappear, which will cancel the engagement, then Preminger can pretend that he has found her and earn her hand in marriage, allowing him to accede the throne and become king.
Julian takes Anneliese for a day out into the kingdom so that she can be free for once. Anneliese hears Erika, who is performing in the street to earn money for herself, but Madame Carp collects it as part of her debt. Anneliese and Erika meet and learn they are identical, apart from their hair color and the crown-shaped birthmark on Anneliese's shoulder. The two bond over their shared troubles and become fast friends. That night, Anneliese and her cat Serafina are taken by Nick and Nack, who leave a false letter saying she ran away.
German Summary:
Zunächst hört man Barbies Stimme zu Standbildern erzählen, später setzt zu ihrer Erzählung fließender Film ein: "Es war einmal vor langer Zeit in einem fernen Land. Da geschah in einem Dorf auf einem Berggipfel etwas ganz Erstaunliches: Im selben Moment wurden zwei genau gleich aussehende kleine Mädchen geboren. Das eine Baby war eine Prinzessin. Der König und die Königin waren außer sich vor Freude. Prinzessin Anneliese sollte von allem nur das Beste bekommen. Das zweite Mädchen wurde auf den Namen Erika getauft. Seine Eltern liebten es ebenso sehr wie das Königspaar seine Prinzessin. Aber sie machten sich Sorgen: Sie waren arm. Wie sollten sie da für ihre kleine Tochter sorgen können? Viele Jahre gingen ins Land. Anneliese lernte, was ihre königlichen Pflichten waren, während Erika lange und hart als Näherin arbeitete; für die boshafte Madame Karpfen. Da das Leben der beiden so unterschiedlich verlief, war es nicht verwunderlich, dass die Prinzessin und Erika einander nie begegneten. Aber das Schicksal beschloss, dass es geschehen sollte..."
Voice cast / Besetzung:
- Kelly Sheridan as Princess Anneliese / Erika / Narrator
- Alessandro Juliani as Julian
- Melissa Lyons as Princess Anneliese (singing voice)
- Julie Stevens as Erika (singing voice)
- Mark Hildreth as King DominickMartin Short as Preminger
- Mark Luna as King Dominick (singing voice)
- Kathleen Barr as Serafina / Bertie
- Ian James Corlett as Wolfie
- Ellen Kennedy as Queen Genevieve
- Pam Hyatt as Madame Carp
- Brian Drummond as Nick
- Jan Rabson as Nack / Midas
- Colin Murdock as the Royal Scheduler
- Janyse Jaud as a Palace Maid
- Lee Tockar as Ambassador Bismarck
- Garry Chalk as Herve
- Roger Monk as the Minister
Directed by | William Lau |
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Produced by | Jesyca C. Durchin Jennifer Twiner McCarron |
Written by | Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser |
Based on | The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (uncredited) |
Starring | Kelly Sheridan Mark Hildreth Alessandro Juliani Ian James Corlett Kathleen Barr Martin Short |
Narrated by | Kelly Sheridan |
Music by | Arnie Roth |
Edited by | Greg Richardson |
Production
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Mainframe Entertainment
Mattel Entertainment |
Distributed by | Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
Country | Canada United States |
Language | English |