The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
- Starring:
- Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, (more)
- Director(s):
- George Pal, Henry Levin, (more)
Synopsis of The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
This long, 135-minute feature is divided into four different segments, three highlighting fairy tales and the first introducing the two Brothers Grimm. Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey) is the dreamer, and Jacob (Karl Boehm) is the practical one, and between them, some marvelous fairy tales develop. Seguing into the first tale about the "Dancing Princess," co-directors Henry Levin and George Pal -- also the producer -- allow their special-effects artists full rein. In-between dancing, the princess (Yvette Mimieux) falls in love with a charming woodsman (Russ Tamblyn). In the second story about the "Cobbler and the Elves," a Christmas miracle of dedicated labor helps the cobbler out when he most needs it. In the last story, a fire-breathing dragon threatens the kingdom until a lowly servant (Buddy Hackett) saves the day. One of the highlights of this production are the Puppetoons, and another is Cinerama -- three projectors working to create a three-paneled (sometimes visibly so), wide-screen panorama. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
- Laurence Harvey - The Cobbler
- Claire Bloom - Dorothea Grimm
- Barbara Eden - Greta Heinrich
- Arnold Stang - Rumpelstiltskin
- Ian Wolfe - Gruber
- Cheerio Meredith - Mrs. Von Dittersdorf
- Tammy Marihugh - Pauline Grimm
- Yvette Mimieux - The Princess
- Jim Backus - The King
- Clinton Sundberg - The Prime Minister
- Sandra Gale Bettin - The Ballerina
- Buddy Hackett - Hans
- Robert Crawford, Jr. - The Shepherd
- Peter Whitney - The Giant
- Karl Heinz Böhm - Jacob Grimm
- Laurence Harvey - Wilhelm Grimm
- Walter Slezak - Stossel
- Oscar Homolka - The Duke
- Martita Hunt - Story Teller
- Betty Garde - Miss Bettenhausen
- Bryan Russell - Freidrich Grimm
- Walter Rilia - Priest
- Russ Tamblyn - The Woodsman
- Beulah Bondi - The Gypsy
- Walter Brooke - The Mayor
- Robert Foulk - The Hunter
- Otto Kruger - The King
- Sydney Smith - The Spokesman
- Terry-Thomas - Ludwig
- Director(s):
- Henry Levin, George Pal
- Writer(s):
- David P. Harmon, William Roberts, Charles Beaumont
- Producer(s):
- George Pal
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