The Princess Academy

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The Princess Academy
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Directed by Bruce A. Block
Written by Sandra Weintraub
Story by Fred Weintraub
Produced bySandra Weintraub
Starring Lar Park-Lincoln
Lu Leonard
Eva Gabor
Cinematography Kent L. Wakeford
Edited byMartin Cohen
Music byRoger Bellon
Distributed byEmpire Pictures
Lightning Video
Release date
  • April 1987 (1987-04)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesFrance
United States
Yugoslavia
LanguageEnglish

The Princess Academy is a 1987 independent film comedy directed by Bruce A. Block and written by Sandra Weintraub. It was filmed entirely in Yugoslavia near Zagreb and at Yadran Studios.

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Plot

Cindy Cathcart (Lar Park-Lincoln) is a student out of place at an exclusive Swiss finishing school, Von Pupsin Academy. A poor orphan, Cindy is attending on a scholarship, and is resented by her snobby peers as well as Fraulein Stinkenschmidt (Lu Leonard). She soon finds allies: her British roommate, an outgoing Texan, Lulu Belle (Britt Helfer), an Italian Mafiosi's daughter, Isabella (Barbara Rousek), and most crucial, the school's headmistress, Countess Von Pupsin (Eva Gabor).

Cast

Release

The film was given a theatrical release in April 1987. After its theatrical run, the film was released on videocassette by Lightning Video. The film has yet to be released on DVD or Bluray.

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