Babar. to Duet or Not to Duet; the Missing Crown Affair.

Two more animated versions of the Babar picture books. “To duet or not to duet”. The young Babar is scheduled to perform a duet with a great pianist at a concert, but he refuses to admit that the piece is too hard for him. “The missing crown affair” When Babar’s crown goes missing, Zephir decides to help solve the mystery. Could the stolen crown be the first step towards taking over Babar’s kingdom? Based on the picture books by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff.

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Credits

co-producer

Clive A Smith

Michael Hirsh

Patrick Loubert

director

Laura Shepherd

production company

Belvama-Ellipse

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Clifford Ross Co

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302578

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 0-6

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Television

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1989

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