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The Storyteller (TV Series 1988)

225 min  -  Fantasy
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An old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.

Creator:

Jim Henson
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Season:

1

Year:

1988
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Series cast summary:
John Hurt ...
The Storyteller (9 episodes, 1988)
Brian Henson ...
Storyteller's Dog (9 episodes, 1988)
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Storyline

A variety of European folk tales are retold in nine new stories. A soldier captures Death in a magic sack. A fearless young man sets out to learn to shudder. A boy with a destiny that frightens a tyrant is sent on an impossible task that will see him wed the princess, or dead. A storyteller must spin tales to stay alive. A woman bears a hedgehog-child who grows up to live alone in a castle until he does a king a favor and gets the princess's hand in return. A princess must keep silent while she works to free her brothers from an evil spell. A princess runs away from wedding her father and disguises herself as an ugly forest creature. A young boy must overcome a heartless giant. A princess searches the earth for her stolen bridegroom. Written by Kathy Li  

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Princess | King | Forest | Wedding | Folktale  | See more »

Genres:

Fantasy

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Jim Henson's The Storyteller See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(9 episodes)  | (9 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Jim Henson hadn't actually thought of having the Storyteller's Dog talk, but Anthony Minghella simply assumed that since he was writing for Jim Henson, animals talk, and thus the Storyteller had a talking dog. See more »

Quotes

The Storyteller: [opening lines] When people told themselves their past with stories, explained their present with stories, foretold the future with stories, the best place by the fire was kept for... The Storyteller.
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Connections

Featured in "Troldspejlet: Episode #34.11" (2005) See more »