MovieAnimation

The Happy Prince

Name: The Happy Prince
Director: Alan Platt
Genre: Animation
Released: 1996-01-01
Duration: 28 min
Cast: William Dazeley, Nigel Hawthorne, Jimmy Somerville

19960h 28mDirected by Alan Platt

A statue of 'The Happy Prince' (happy because he had devoted his life to pleasure behind his palace walls) looks out with horror at the destitution of his citizens. He persuades a little swallow to abandon his winter trip to Egypt and be his messenger, a job which entails stripping the statue of its precious jewels and gold to help feed the poor. Winter sets in, the once sparkling statue now looks grey and crumbling.

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