The Princess Academy
They'd rather break the rules than break their nails!
1987 · 1h 30m · R
Comedy
Directed by
Bruce A. Block
Overview
Cindy Cathcart 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. She soon finds allies: her British roommate, an outgoing Texan, Lulu Belle, an Italian Mafiosi's daughter, Isabella, and most crucial, the school's headmistress, Countess Von Pupsin.
Director and cast
- Bruce A. Block Director
- Lar Park Lincoln as Cindy Cathcart
- Eva Gabor as Countess Von Pupsin
- Lu Leonard as Fräulein Stinkenschmidt
- Richard Paul as Drago
- Carole Davis as Sonia
- Bader Howar as Sarah
- Barbara Rousek as Isabella 'Izzie'
- Britt Helfer as Lulu Belle
- Nathalie Tarkowski as Colette
- Éric Viellard Cast
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