A Little Princess (1995 musical film)

A Little Princess is a 1995 Musical Drama Fantasy Comedy Film directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, written for the screen by Adolph Green and Betty Comden, based on the Story by Howard Ashman, Richard LaGravenese, Elizabeth Chandler and D.B. Sweeney and the Book of the same title by Frances Hodgson Burnett, starring Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Vanessa Lee Chester, Robin Williams, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Carol Channing, Christopher Plummer, Brittany Byrnes, Wade Hayward, Haley Joel Osment, Jamie Bell, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jason Alexander, Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Ernie Sabella, Gene Wilder, Anne Hathaway, Brady Blum, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Robert Loggia, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, D.B. Sweeney, Martin Sheen, Martin Short, Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Billy Wilder, Robert Wise and Michael Jeter and songs by Richard and Robert Sherman.

With the outstanding Promotion by Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, DIC Entertainment and Children's Television Workshop, the film made back more than half its budget, making it the Box Office Smash-Hit. It was also critically acclaimed and won various awards, such as two Academy Awards for its significant achievements in Art Direction, Esemble Cast (tying with Babe and Emily) and Cinematography, among other aspects of its production.

Reception
The Film was both a Critical and Financial Success; based on more than 100 reviews. As of 2012, it holds a Rare 100% 'Fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus, "Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly adapts Frances Hodgson Burnett's Novel with a keen sense of Magic Realism, vividly recreating the world of childhood as seen through the characters, Upbeat Songs by the Sherman Brothers and such Slapstick Comedy that's very enjoyable for everyone."

Siskel and Ebert gave the Film "Two Thumbs Up".