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Adaptations
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form
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Babe
( dir. Chris Noonan
)
Australia
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Kennedy Miller Entertainment
,
1995
Z1754149
1995
single work
film/TV
fantasy
children's
Based on the novel The Sheep-Pig by British writer Dick King-Smith, Babe follows the adventures of a plucky piglet who is separated from his mother, brought to Farmer Hoggett's farm, and adopted by Fly, a kindly sheep-dog. His desire to emulate her and her mate, Rex, leads to farmer Hoggett training him as a 'sheep-pig' and entering him in the local sheep-dog trails, despite the derision of the other farmers.
Notes
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The Sheep-Pig is included in AustLit because of an Australian-written adaptation.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Awards
- 1996 winner CROW Award
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