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
- Directed By
- Henry Levin, George Pal
- Written By
- David P. Harmon, Charles Beaumont, William Roberts, Hermann Gerstner
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy
G,
- In Theaters
- Aug 7, 1962 Limited
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Fanciful biography of the early 19th century German fairy-tale collectors.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Cinerama-big & star packed...but draggy.
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Cast
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Laurence Harvey
as The Cobbler, Wilhelm Grimm
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Claire Bloom
as Dorothea Grimm
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Walter Slezak
as Stossel
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Barbara Eden
as Greta Heinrich
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Oscar Homolka
as The Duke
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Arnold Stang
as Rumpelstiltskin
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Martita Hunt
as Story Teller
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Ian Wolfe
as Gruber
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Betty Garde
as Miss Bettenhausen
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Cheerio Meredith
as Mrs. Von Dittersdorf
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Bryan Russell
as Freidrich Grimm
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Tammy Marihugh
as Pauline Grimm
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Walter Rilia
as Priest
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Yvette Mimieux
as The Princess
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Russ Tamblyn
as The Woodsman
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Jim Backus
as The King
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Beulah Bondi
as The Gypsy
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Clinton Sundberg
as The Prime Minister
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Walter Brooke
as The Mayor
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Sandra Gale Bettin
as The Ballerina
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Robert Foulk
as The Hunter
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Buddy Hackett
as Hans
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Otto Kruger
as The King
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Robert Crawford Jr.
as The Shepherd
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Sydney Smith
as The Spokesman
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Karlheinz Böhm
as Jacob Grimm
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Terry-Thomas
as Ludwig
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Peter Whitney
as The Giant
- Oskar Homolka
- Terry Thomas
