The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

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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… More 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

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Rating, Runtime: G, 2 hr. 14 min.
Directed By: George Pal, Henry Levin
Written By: David P. Harmon, Charles Beaumont
Genres: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Aug 7, 1962 Wide
Studio: MGM

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Fanciful biography of the early 19th century German fairy-tale collectors.
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Cinerama-big & star packed...but draggy.

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Cast

            Laurence Harvey as The Cobbler

            Claire Bloom as Dorothea Grimm

            Walter Slezak as Stossel

            Barbara Eden as Greta Heinrich

            Oscar Homolka as The Duke

            Arnold Stang as Rumpelstiltskin

            Martita Hunt as Story Teller

            Ian Wolfe as Gruber

            Betty Garde as Miss Bettenhausen

            Cheerio Meredith as Mrs. Von Dittersdorf

            Bryan Russell as Freidrich Grimm

            Tammy Marihugh as Pauline Grimm

            Walter Rilia as Priest

            Yvette Mimieux as The Princess

            Russ Tamblyn as The Woodsman

            Jim Backus as The King

            Beulah Bondi as The Gypsy

            Clinton Sundberg as The Prime Minister

            Walter Brooke as The Mayor

            Sandra Gale Bettin as The Ballerina

            Robert Foulk as The Hunter

            Buddy Hackett as Hans

            Otto Kruger as The King

            Robert Crawford Jr. as The Shepherd

            Sydney Smith as The Spokesman

            Karlheinz Böhm as Jacob Grimm

            Terry-Thomas as Ludwig

            Peter Whitney as The Giant

            Oskar Homolka
            
            Terry Thomas
            
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