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Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released on June 7, 1995. This is the fourth film adaptation that was based on the programs transmitted by ABS-CBN.[1]
Plot
Sarah Crewe (Prats), who was born in India, is sent to a boarding school in England, leaving her life in India and her father, Captain Crewe (Ranillo III). Life is rather hard for Sarah, so he bought her a doll named Emily.
Sarah quickly became the center of attention at school and befriends almost all students, even the school's scullery maid, Becky (Panganiban). The rich yet selfish Lavinia Herbert (Pedersen), once the most popular girl in school, grows jealous of Sarah.
Sarah is then informed during her birthday party that her father died in a mining accident. Out of greed, Miss Minchin (García) locked Sarah away in the attic, taking her possessions and forcing her into servitude to make her earn her keep, telling people outside that the girl had disappeared. Upon the downfall of her perceived rival, a gloating Lavinia and her coterie of girls then torment Sarah and Becky.
In the end, her father's friend discovers that Sarah, the person they have been searching for a long time, just lives next door, eventually adopting the girl to repay her father's kindness of saving himself. Miss Minchin and Lavinia feel remorseful of their cruel actions and ask Sarah for forgiveness for all the cruelties they inflicted against her.
Most of the film was shot on location in Scotland, with other scenes shot on set in Baguio, Philippines.
A departure from the original novel and the anime is that the girls studied Spanish as a foreign language instead of French.
In 2022, Angelica Panganiban revealed that she was cast as Becky on the spot by the film's assistant director after showing she knew most of the character’s lines.[2]
Reception
Accolades
Accolades received by Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa
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