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Title: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
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Wilhelm Grimm /
The Cobbler ('The Cobbler and the Elves')
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Karlheinz Böhm | ... |
Jacob Grimm
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| Claire Bloom | ... |
Dorothea Grimm
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Walter Slezak | ... |
Stossel
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| Barbara Eden | ... |
Greta Heinrich
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Oskar Homolka | ... |
The Duke
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Martita Hunt | ... |
Anna Richter (Story Teller)
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Betty Garde | ... |
Miss Bettenhausen
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Bryan Russell | ... |
Freidrich Grimm
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Gruber
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Tammy Marihugh | ... |
Pauline Grimm
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Cheerio Meredith | ... |
Mrs. Von Dittersdorf
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Walter Rilla | ... |
Priest
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| Yvette Mimieux | ... |
The Princess ('The Dancing Princess')
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The fictionalized lives of the story-telling Grimm brothers are brought to life in this all-star fantasy film. In the early nineteenth century, the brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm are commissioned to write a family history for a local Duke. Reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess", "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone". Written by alfiehitchie
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
21 August 1963 (Denmark) See more »Also Known As:
El maravilloso mundo de los hermanos Grimm See more »Company Credits
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Wilhelm Grimm: [cutting him off] Jacob. Just tell them...
[pause]
Wilhelm Grimm: Just tell them I'm your brother.
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In the original version of The Singing Bone, the killer and his victim are a pair of brothers who set out to find and kill a dragon. In the movie version, they were made into a knight and his squire who fight a dragon so as to avoid having Terry-Thomas's character commit fratricide. See more »Goofs
In the scene where the princess is leaving the castle to dance , it clearly begins during the night, but when she steps outside and walks to the carriage it is daytime, and when she arrives at her destination, it is yet again night. See more »Quotes
Jacob Grimm: It's an outrage. In my speech, I'm going to tell them...Wilhelm Grimm: [cutting him off] Jacob. Just tell them...
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Wilhelm Grimm: Just tell them I'm your brother.
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Ideally, one would be able to experience this movie as it was originally presented in Cinerama. I know that just about every child who shared that experience was completely enthralled by this movie. But even without the Cinerama presentation, this is still a very enjoyable and imaginative movie. This is one of the most successful live-action fairy tale films. The entire production is rich in color and atmosphere. The effective use of unusual locations and cinematography puts this film in a "one of a kind" category. The screenplays for the fantasy section are very fine and the biographical story is simple but unpretentious and easy to take. What really makes this sprawling fairy tale work is the wonderful cast and acting. This is an enormous international cast and includes humorous and touching performances from many of film's finest character actors. It would be wonderful to have a DVD release with comments from surviving cast members (Russ Tamblyn) and production artists.