Information
- BFI identifier353165
- Date1989 (Copyright)
- Production countryUSA
- Production company
- SynopsisAnimated musical fairy tale. Ariel is a mermaid, and a daughter of King Triton. She in incuriably curious about humans and dry land, but she is forbidden from getting involved in that other world. One day she saves a prince, Eric, from drowning in a stormy sea. Keen to further the relationship, Ariel turns in despair to Ursula, the sea witch, asking her to give her legs. Ursula does so but as a price she demands Ariel's voice. Unless Ariel can receive a true love's kiss from Eric within 3 days, Ariel will become Ursula's prisoner for eternity. (Synopsis)
- Work history"Under The Sea" awarded Best Song at the 1989 Academy Awards. (The film also won Best Score.)
- Genre
- CategoryFiction
- Subject
- Credits
- CastRené Auberjonois (voice of Louis)
Christopher Daniel Barnes (voice of Prince Eric)
Jodi Benson (voice of Ariel)
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Title
The Little Mermaid (Original)
La Petite Sirène (Alternative)
- Collections
- Film / Video
VHS cassette - Video - Status pending
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- Books
- +The Little Mermaid
Work - 353165 - 1989 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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