''The Princess Academy'' is a 1987

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directed by

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and written by

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. It was filmed entirely in

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near Zagreb and at Yadran Studios.

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 (

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). 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 (

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Cast

* Lar Park-Lincoln as Cindy Cathcart *

as Countess Von Pupsin *

as Fraulein Stinkenschmidt *

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as Drago *

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as Sonia * Bader Howar as Sarah * Barbara Rousek as Isabella "Izzie" * Britt Helfer as Lulu Belle * Nathalie Tarkowski as Colette * Shelley Pielou as Hillary Haverstock * Yolande Palfrey as Pamela Lenox * Robin Lermitte as Alexander "Alex" Snivelroe * Eric Viellard as Pierre * Igor Serdar as Sonny * Jeremy Booker as William "Willy" Cavendish * Kader Boukhanef as Samir

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.

External links

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