The Practical princess (K)

When Princess Bedelia was born, the fairies gave her three gifts: beauty, grace and common sense. Her father thinks beautiful princesses don’t need common sense, but Bedelia makes good use of her brains. Based on the book by Jay Williams with animation by Vicente Bassol.

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Credits

producer

Nick Bosustow

production company

Bosustow Entertainment

director

Sam Weiss

Duration

00:08:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015450

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gender roles in children

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1980

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