Babar: King of the Elephants
Seen it?1999 | 80 min | Family, Animation
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved The Jungle Book or Horton Hears a Who!, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Babar is a young elephant in the great forest. Whilst out with his mother a hunter kills his mother and he flees to escape the same fate. He eventually finds himself in a human city and experiences the many differences between city and forest life. Treated as an outsider he is taken in by an elderly woman, dressed in fancy suits, taught to write and count and is brought up in human culture.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$227K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Raymond Jafelice
- Philip WilliamsZephir
- Wayne RobsonMarabou / Sales Manager
- Ellen-Ray HennessyBabar's Mother / Misfortune
- Kristin FairlieYoung Babar
- Dan LettKing Babar
- Chris WigginsCornelius
- Jennifer MartiniYoung Celeste
- Kyle FairlieYoung Arthur / Alexander
- Elizabeth HannaMadame
- Paul HaddadElevator Boy / Tailor