The Princess and the Pea is a 2002 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The 41st film in the Walt Disney Feature Animation and the fourth film of the Disney Renaissance, Princess & The Pea is based off the Hans Christian Anderson literary fairytale The Princess and the Pea. It features the voice talents of Hilary Swank, Paddy Considine, Cybill Shepherd, Bill Nighy, Bill Murray, Jim Broadbent and Shelley Long. Directed by Kirk Jones and written by Wolfgang Reitherman.