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Director:
George Pal
Writers:
Ladislas Fodor (screenplay)
Jacob Grimm (story) ...
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Release Date:
24 December 1958 (UK) more
Genre:
Family | Fantasy | Musical more
Tagline:
The Wonderful Musical Adventure
Plot:
The Forest Queen grants the wish of Jonathan, the woodcutter, and his wife, Anna. | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
That's All There Is
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 22 January 2002)

User Comments:
Great Fun for the Family more (23 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Russ Tamblyn ... Tom Thumb
Alan Young ... Woody
June Thorburn ... Forest Queen
Terry-Thomas ... Ivan

Peter Sellers ... Antony
Bernard Miles ... Jonathan
Jessie Matthews ... Anne
Ian Wallace ... The Cobbler
Peter Butterworth ... Kapellmeister
Peter Bull ... Town Crier
Stan Freberg ... Yawning man (voice)

Dal McKennon ... Con-Fu-Shon (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min | 92 min (TCM print)
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:U | Portugal:M/6 | USA:Approved (certificate #18198) (original rating) | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1970) | Australia:G | Finland:S | West Germany:6

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
George Pal forgot to cast The Whipping Man and didn't realize his mistake until it was too late. Peter Sellers stepped in at the last minute and played the role, masked. more
Quotes:
Ivan: There are two crooks here - and both of them are you! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pinkeltje (1978) more
Soundtrack:
Are You a Dream more

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Great Fun for the Family, 4 April 2003
7/10
Author: Space_Mafune from Newfoundland, Canada

A timeless fantasy featuring the adventures of the world's smallest and best boy. There's some fun songs, decent acting and terrific special effects (for the time and era). This should delight most kids and is pleasant enough for most adults to enjoy as well. As the bumbling villains Ivan and Tony, Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers steal much of the show.

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