The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain

The Swan Princess:
Escape from Castle Mountain
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Directed byRichard Rich
Screenplay byBrian Nissen
Story by
  • Richard Rich
  • Brian Nissen
Based onSwan Lake
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Produced by
  • Richard Rich
  • Jared F. Brown
StarringMichelle Nicastro
Douglas Sills
Jake Williamson
Doug Stone
Steve Vinovich
Christy Landers
Donald Sage MacKay
Joey Camen
CinematographyTom Sheppard
Edited by
  • James Koford
  • Joseph Campana
  • Paul Murphy
Music byLex de Azevedo
Production
companies
Distributed byLegacy Releasing (North America)
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (International)
Release dates
  • July 18, 1997 (1997-07-18) (United States limited release)
  • September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02) (United States full release)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$273,644 (US)

The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain, alternatively known as The Swan Princess and the Secret of the Castle in European territories, is a 1997 American animated musical-fantasy-comedy film and the first direct-to-video sequel to the 1994 animated film The Swan Princess. Directed by Richard Rich (who also directed the original), the film follows Derek and Odette's first anniversary of their wedding being disrupted by the actions of a wicked magician, Sir Clavius, who wants to find a magical orb, the source of the Forbidden Arts, and take over the world. The film was released on July 18, 1997.