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Sara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.
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Sara Crewe
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Miss Minchin
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Capt. Crewe / Prince Rama
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Amelia Minchin
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Charles Randolph
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Becky (as Vanessa Lee Chester)
Errol Sitahal ...
Ram Dass
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Ermengarde
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Lavinia
Darcie Bradford ...
Jesse
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Betsy
Alexandra Rea-Baum ...
Gertrude
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Jane
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Rosemary
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Lottie
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Ruth
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Princess Sita
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Frances (milkman)
Lomax Study ...
Monsieur Dufarge
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Mr. Barrow
Pushpa Rawal ...
Maya
Rahi Azizi ...
Laki
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John Randolph
Helen Greenberg ...
Flower Lady
Norman Merrill ...
Doctor in Hospital
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Mabel (cook)
Robert P. Cohen ...
Ermengarde's Father
Will Blomquist ...
Rich Boy in Street (as William Blomquist)
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Beggar Man in Fantasy Forest
Judith Drake ...
Bakery Woman (as Judith D. Drake)
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Policeman
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Chimney-sweeper (uncredited)
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Girl in India (uncredited)
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Infantry Soldier (uncredited)
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Ducky's Mother (uncredited)
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Street Urchin (uncredited)
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Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Sandeep Walia ...
Indian Servant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alfonso Cuarón ... (directed by)

Written by

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Frances Hodgson Burnett ... (novel)
 
Richard LaGravenese ... (screenplay) and
Elizabeth Chandler ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Alan C. Blomquist ... executive producer
Dalisa Cohen ... co-producer
Amy Ephron ... executive producer
Mark Johnson ... producer (produced by)
Barry Levinson ... executive producer

Music by

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Patrick Doyle ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Emmanuel Lubezki ... director of photography

Editing by

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Steven Weisberg ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Camille Bourque ... assistant editor
Samuel Craven ... additional editor
Mo Henry ... negative cutter
Bob Kaiser ... color timer (as Robert Kaiser)
Evelyn Purwins ... first assistant editor

Casting By

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Jill Greenberg ... (casting by) (as Jill Greenberg Sands)

Production Design by

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Bo Welch

Art Direction by

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Tom Duffield

Set Decoration by

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Cheryl Carasik

Costume Design by

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Judianna Makovsky ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Fríða Aradóttir ... hair stylist
Bonnie Clevering ... hair stylist
Julie Hewett ... makeup artist / makeup department head
Robert Norin ... makeup artist (as Robert N. Norin)

Production Management

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Robert P. Cohen ... unit production manager
Sara Dee ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Catherine Bond ... second second assistant director
Tom Davies ... first assistant director: second unit
Stephen P. Dunn ... first assistant director
David Fudge ... second assistant director
Christina Stauffer ... second second assistant director
Gabriela Vázquez ... second assistant director: second unit
Bo Welch ... second unit director

Art Department

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Fred Apolito ... propmaker
Steven Lee Baer ... Drapery Foreman
Dan Colegrove ... propmaker
John Dexter ... set designer
Michael Diersing ... construction coordinator
Giacomo G. Ghiazza ... illustrator / storyboard artist
Lawrence A. Hubbs ... set designer (as Larry Hubbs)
Wayne Kerner ... sign writer supervisor
Scott Lafferty ... carpenter
David Manhan ... lead man
Dave Margolin ... painter
Joseph McGovern ... propmaker
Andrew Petrotta ... assistant property master
Jacques Rey ... illustrator
Stephanie Schwartzman ... art department coordinator
Jeffrey Thomas ... stand-by greensman
Adrian Valdes ... paint gangboss
Clyde Zimmerman ... paint supervisor
Carlo Basail ... greens crafts service (uncredited)
Tim R. Lafferty ... construction foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Mary Andrews ... supervising adr editor
José Antonio ... sound
Richard Beggs ... sound designer / supervising re-recording mixer
Michael J. Benavente ... sound editor
Laurie Bernard ... 1st assistant sound editor (as Madalin Laurie Bernard)
Ruth Bird ... assistant adr editor
Simon Coke ... sound editor
Pud Cusack ... boom operator
Ann Ducommun ... 1st assistant sound editor
Barbara Gandolfo-Frady ... assistant sound editor
José Antonio García ... sound mixer
Steven Gerrior ... assistant sound editor
Catherine Harper ... foley artist
Michael Herbick ... re-recording mixer
Nicholas Korda ... adr editor (as Nicholas V. Korda)
Tom Meadows ... sound mixer
Bob Newlan ... supervising sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer
Mark Pappas ... sound editor
Kim Petty ... cableperson
Ken S. Polk ... re-recording mixer
Steve Richardson ... sound editor
Donald Sylvester ... sound editor (as Don Sylvester)
Hugo Weng ... sound editor
Marty Church ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Donald Sylvester ... foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Alan E. Lorimer ... special effects
Lambert Powell ... special effects
Floyd Van Wey ... special effects foreman

Visual Effects by

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Matt Farell ... digital artist
Evelyn Fitzgerald ... visual effects coordinator
Amy Harrington ... visual effects production manager
Rob House ... digital artist
Hiroki Itokazu ... digital artist
Eugene Jeong ... digital artist
Kallan Kagan ... visual effects coordinator
Amy McNamara ... digital artist (as Amy McNamara Farrell)
Shawna Olwen ... digital artist: Warner Brothers Imaging Technology
Katherine Percy ... digital artist
Dane Picard ... digital artist
John Scheele ... senior visual effects supervisor: Warner Bros. / visual effects supervisor
Jesse Silver ... visual effects supervisor
Ariel Velasco-Shaw ... cgi supervisor (as Ariel Shaw)
Gary Allan Parks ... production engineer (uncredited)
Kevin Andrew Smith ... systems administrator: Warner Brothers Imaging Technology (uncredited)
Joseph Thomas ... animation cameraman (uncredited)

Stunts

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Kathy Brock ... stunt performer
Charles Croughwell ... stunt coordinator
Joe Finnegan ... stunt performer
Svetla Krasteva ... stunt performer
Lee Poppie ... stunt performer
Scott Sproule ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Brian W. Armstrong ... first assistant camera
George M. Chappell ... electrician
Murray Close ... still photographer
Glenn Corbett ... rigging gaffer
Robert Gray ... key grip
Chris Hayes ... camera operator
Bud Heller ... best boy
Christopher Hood ... additional second assistant camera (as Chris Hood)
Kenneth E. King ... best boy (as Kenny King)
Kris Krosskove ... camera operator
Mark Mele ... rigging technician
Charles Minsky ... director of photography: second unit (as Charles D. Minsky)
Dayton Nietert ... chief lighting technician
Jeff Orsa ... lighting technician
Brad Rea ... dolly grip
Gihan 'Sandy' Seneviratne ... lamp operator
Greg Wardell ... assistant chief lighting technician
Steve Wolfe ... assistant chief lighting technician
Harry Zimmerman ... second assistant camera
Robert Zullo ... grip

Casting Department

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Adele Daniller ... casting assistant: Los Angeles
Tracy Kaplan ... casting: Chicago
Leigh Ann Oshirak ... casting associate: Los Angeles
Amy Taksen ... casting associate: Los Angeles
Sheila Trezise ... casting: London
Erika Herzog ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marci R. Johnson ... set costumer
Mitchell Ray Kenney ... Additional costumer
Marilyn Matthews ... assistant costume designer
Florence-Isabelle Megginson ... assistant costume designer
Sue Moore ... costume supervisor
Kelly Porter ... set costumer

Location Management

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Steph Benseman ... location manager
Michael Haro ... assistant location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Lawrence Ashmore ... orchestrator
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin
Kuljit Bhamra ... musician: percussion
Paul Clarvis ... musician: percussion
Abigail Doyle ... performer
Paul Hulme ... scoring mixer
Gary Kettel ... musician: percussion
Bill Lockhart ... musician: percussion
Glyn Matthews ... musician: percussion
Roy Prendergast ... music editor
Craig Pruess ... musician: sitar
Frank Ricotti ... musician: percussion
Maggie Rodford ... score co-producer
David Snell ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Cynthia Upstill ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Kenneth Newland ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Paula Benson-Himes ... production secretary
Christof Bove ... intern
Kevin Brennan ... staff assistant
Richard Castro ... payroll accountant
Jonás Cuarón ... staff assistant
Chandos Erwin ... staff assistant (as John Chandos Erwin)
Jill Frenzel ... staff assistant
Gonzalo García Barcha ... title designer
Shawn Gillespie ... assistant accountant
Claudette Grand ... studio teacher
Mark Harden ... animal coordinator
Steve Hinton ... pilot
Susann Jones ... assistant: Mark Johnson
June Jordan ... stand-in
Bryan A. Kenny ... assistant: Mr. Cuarón
John Labib ... assistant production secretary
Matt Luber ... staff assistant
Andrew Magarian ... consultant
Robin Meier ... staff assistant
Rebecca Melisi ... staff assistant
Kari Ann Messina ... unit publicist
Lori Miyakawa ... assistant accountant
Steve Montal ... staff assistant
Carol Mukhalian ... harp coach
B.J. Smith ... first aid (as PJ Smith)
P.J. Smith ... first aid
Ricki L. Stein ... production accountant
Linda Stone ... studio teacher
Nadia Venesse ... dialect coach
Chris Winn ... key craft service
Harry Winters ... staff assistant
Deborah Ambrosino ... milliner (uncredited)
Bill Daly ... post-production accountant manager (uncredited)
Jack E. Herman ... extras set coordinator (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth. Sara's belief that "every girl's a princess" is tested to the limit, however, when word comes that her father was killed in action and his estate has been seized by the British government. Written by James Meek

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Taglines From the forests of India to the streets of New York comes the remarkable adventure of a little girl whose courage is as big as her dreams. See more »
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Also Known As
  • La petite princesse (France)
  • Little Princess - Die kleine Prinzessin (Germany)
  • Die Traumprinzessin (Germany)
  • La princesita (Spain)
  • A Princesinha (Brazil)
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  • 97 min
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Box Office

Budget $17,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Like the character she played, Liesel Matthews (Sara) came from a wealthy background. Matthews (whose actual name was Liesel Pritzker) is a grandchild of wealthy industrialist A. N. Pritzker and a niece of Jay Pritzker, who founded the Hyatt Hotel chain. After a family dispute and lawsuit in her early twenties, Liesel received about $500 million of her family's fortune. She subsequently became a philanthropist in, among other places, India (a country that her character Sara loved as well) and created several educational and development charities. See more »
Goofs There are many latex balloons as decorations at Sara Crewe's birthday party in 1914 or 1915. However, the modern balloon that we see pictured in the film was not invented until 1931. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Crimson Tide/A Little Princess/The Perez Family/The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill/Swimming with Sharks (1995). See more »
Soundtracks Kindle My Heart See more »
Quotes Miss Minchin: [after ordering the girls out and punishing Becky, to Sara] And you will perform all her chores in addition to your own without breakfast, lunch, OR dinner! It's time you learn, Sara Crewe, that real life has nothing to do with your little fantasy games. It's a cruel, nasty world out there, and it's our duty to make the best of it - not to indulge in ridiculous *dreams*, but to be productive and useful! Do you understand what I'm saying?
Sara Crewe: [short pause] Yes, ma'am.
Miss Minchin: [short pause] Good.
[she leaves]
Sara Crewe: But I don't believe in it.
[Miss Minchin stops, turns back to Sara, and goes awestruck]
Miss Minchin: Don't tell me you still fancy yourself a princess!
[laughs]
Miss Minchin: Good God, child, look around you! Or better yet, look in the mirror!
[after a long pause]
Sara Crewe: [confidently] I am a princess.
Miss Minchin: [in disbelief] Oh!
Sara Crewe: All girls are! Even if they live in tiny old attics, even if they dress in rags, even if they aren't pretty, or smart, or young, they're still princesses - *all* of us! Didn't *your* father ever tell you that? Didn't he?
Miss Minchin: [furiously, in tears] If I find you up here with any of the girls again, I WILL THROW YOU OUT INTO THE STREET!
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