The Little Princess
1939 · Movie · G · 93 min · ★ 6.7 · 83% critics
A young girl is left at a strict boarding school when her military father is sent to war. After troubling news arrives and her situation changes overnight, she’s forced into hard work and harsh treatment, but refuses to give up hope and sets out to find answers.
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Details
- Years
- 1939
- Release date
- 1939-03-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (125 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, tear-jerking family drama with a resilient child at its center, similar to Heidi or Pollyanna; Not for you if you dislike sentimental stories or mean-spirited adult antagonists.
Pros: heartfelt family story; uplifting perseverance theme; charming musical moments | Cons: very melodramatic tone; corny fantasy sequence; convenient coincidences
Themes
- servant
- orphanage
- kids
- riches to rags
Cast & crew
Shirley Temple
as Sara Crewe
Richard Greene
as Geoffrey Hamilton
Anita Louise
as Rose
Ian Hunter
as Captain Crewe
Arthur Treacher
as Bertie Minchin
Mary Nash
as Amanda Minchin
Cesar Romero
as Ram Dass
Miles Mander
as Lord Wickham
Marcia Mae Jones
as Lavinia
Beryl Mercer
as Queen Victoria
Directed by Walter Lang