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The World Of Brothers Grimm

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM

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CREDITS

1962, 135 minutes, Technicolor and Cinerama.
Producer, George Pal; Directors, George Pal and Henry Levin; Screenplay, David P. Harmon, Charles Beaumont and William Roberts; Cinematography, Paul C. Vogel; Choreography, Alex Romero.

CAST

Wilhelm Grimm, Laurence Harvey; Jacob Grimm, Karl Boehm; Dorthea Grimm, Claire Bloom; Stossel, Walter Slezak; Greta Heinrich, Barbara Eden; The Duke, Oscar Homolka; Rumplestiltskin, Arnold Stang; Storyteller, Martita Hunt; Gruber, Ian Wolfe; Miss Bettenhausen, Betty Garde.
The Dancing Princess:
Russ Tamblyn, Yvette Mimieux and Jim Backus.
The Cobbler And The Elves:
Laurence Harvey and George Pal's Puppetoons.
The Singing Bone:
Terry-Thomas, Buddy Hackett, Robert Crawford Jr., and Otto Kruger.

SONGS

Brothers Grimm Theme; Ah-oom; The Dancing Princess; The Singing Bone; Christmas Land; D-R-A-G-O-N; Gypsy Fire; Above The Stars by Bob Merrill.

PLOT

"In the early nineteenth century, the brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm (Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm) are commissioned to write a family history for a local Duke. However, Wilhelm would rather spend his time dreaming of fairies, elves, knights and princesses. He loves nothing more than combing the German countryside collecting folktales for a book he hopes to write. At first Jacob objects, but eventually he agrees to help Wilhelm with his stories, as long as it does not interfere with their 'serious' work."
- Liner Notes from MGM/Turner Laserdisc

NOTES

"The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm in Cinerama was (quite literally) blown up out of all proportion to its modest and familiar content, the imperfections still in evidence in the process in no way improving matters."
- Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical

"Grimm is a delightful, refreshing entertainment."
- Variety

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS:
Art Direction (Set Decoration)
Cinematography (Color)
Scoring Of Music (Adaptation Or Treatment)

ACADEMY AWARD WINNER:
Costume Design (Color)

HARVARD LAMPOON WORST MOVIE AWARD WINNER:
Worst Film Award
The Great Ceremonial Hot Dog (for the worst scenes of the past cinema season) : The Naming Of The Fairy Tale Characters

The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm was one of the highest-grossing films of 1962. See Box Office Hits

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