Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971)
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The Royal Ballet Company brings Squirrel Nutkin, Tom Thumb, Hunca Munca, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Jeremy Fisher, Pigling Bland, and Pigwig to the screen doing pirouettes and pas de deux in this filmed ballet production directed by Reginald Mills. The film more properly belongs, however, to choreographer… More The Royal Ballet Company brings Squirrel Nutkin, Tom Thumb, Hunca Munca, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Jeremy Fisher, Pigling Bland, and Pigwig to the screen doing pirouettes and pas de deux in this filmed ballet production directed by Reginald Mills. The film more properly belongs, however, to choreographer Frederick Ashmore, composer John Lanchbery, and costume designer Rostislav Douboujinsky. This literal adaptation concerns the shy Beatrix Potter and how, when all of the toy animals in her room come to life, she emerges from her shell and begins to enjoy life. Sequences include a rowdy dance with Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca destroying a collection of plaster food, a midnight pas de deux between Pigling Bland and Pigwig, and a corps de ballet of dancing mice. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Reginald Mills
- Written By
- Christine Edzard, Richard B. Goodwin, Beatrix Potter
- Genres
- Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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- In Theaters
- Jun 30, 1971 Limited
- On DVD
- Mar 29, 2005
- Studio
- MGM
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Cast
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Frederick Ashton
as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
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Alexander Grant
as Peter Rabbit, Pigling Bland
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Ann Howard
as Jemima Puddle-Duck
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Wayne Sleep
as Squirrel Nutkin/Tom Thumb
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Michael Coleman
as Jeremy Fisher
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Lesley Collier
as Hunca Munca
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Joan Benham
as The Nurse
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Leslie Edwards
as Mr. Brown, Owl
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Gary Grant
as Alexander Town Mouse
- The Royal Ballet
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Graham Fletcher
as SquirrelsCountry Mice
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Julie Wood
as Mrs. Tittlemouse
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Keith Martin
as Johnny Town Mouse
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Robert Mead
as Fox
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Wilfred Babbage
as Cox the Butler
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Sally Ashby
as Mrs. Pettitoes/Tabitha Twitchit
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Erin Geraghty
as Beatrix Potter
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Carole Ainsworth
as SquirrelsCountry Mice
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Avril Bergen
as SquirrelsCountry Mice
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Jill Cooke
as SquirrelsCountry Mice
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Bridget Goodricke
as SquirrelsCountry Mice
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Brenda Last
as Black Berkshire Pig
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Suzanna Raymond
as SquirrelsCountry Mice
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Rosemary Taylor
as SquirrelsCountry Mice
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Anita Young
as Squirrels/Country Mice
- Bob Mead
- Garry Grant
- Royal Ballet Company
