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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
WONDERFUL THRILLS! ADVENTURE! ROMANCE!
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."
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Synopsis
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."
More about The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Cast
Laurence HarveyWilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Karlheinz BöhmJacob Grimm
Claire BloomDorothea Grimm
Walter SlezakStossel
Barbara EdenGreta Heinrich
Oskar HomolkaThe Duke ('The Dream')
Arnold StangRumpelstiltskin
Martita HuntAnna RichterCredits
- Directed by
- George Pal, Henry Levin
- Written by
- William Roberts, Charles Beaumont, David P. Harmon, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Hermann Gerstner
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Cinerama ProductionsUnited States
Bavaria FilmGermany
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States
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