Rumpelstiltskin (1987)

A musical version of the classic story about a miller's daughter who recieves help from a mischievous dwarf, then ends up over her head. Now, she and a mute servant girl may be the only ... See full summary »

Director:

David Irving

Writers:

Jacob Grimm (story), Wilhelm Grimm (story)

Stars:

Amy Irving, Clive Revill, John Moulder-Brown

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Amy Irving	...	Katie
Clive Revill	...	King Mezzer
John Moulder-Brown	...	Prince Henry
Priscilla Pointer	...	Queen Grizelda
Robert Symonds	...	Victor
Billy Barty	...	Rumpelstiltskin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Bee	...	Farmer
Ya'ackov Ben-Sira	...	Guard (as Yaacov Ben-Sira)
Susan Berlin	...	Clerk's Wife
Igor Borisov	...	Cook
Julian Chagrin	...	Blacksmith
Yehuda Efroni	...	Count Flax
Johnathan Gurfinkel	...	Clerk's Child
Jerry Hyman	...	Advisor
Austin Irving	...	Clerk's Child

Storyline

A musical version of the classic story about a miller's daughter who recieves help from a mischievous dwarf, then ends up over her head. Now, she and a mute servant girl may be the only hope for her baby son, John.

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Plot Keywords:

mute | gold | talking bird | necklace | fairy tale | 

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Taglines:

A dazzling new version of an enchanting family classic!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [us]

Country:

USA Israel

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cannon Movie Tales: Rumpelstiltskin

Filming Locations:

Israel

Box Office

Gross:

$355,253 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golan-Globus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Trevor Howard was going to play King Mezzer but withdrew because of illness .

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Quotes

Rumpelstiltskin: I am an elf, and I live in this wood. I play nasty tricks, some evil, some good.

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Connections

Version of Shirley Temple's Storybook: Rumpelstiltskin (1958)

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Soundtracks

"I'M GREEDY"
Performed by Clive Revill
Music and Lyrics by Max Robert

User Reviews

My favorite version of "Rumpelstiltskin"

First time I saw this as a child I adored. It was played on TV a few times during the 80's (I remember because once it was cancelled by a football game and I've never cared for that sport since). Billy Barty was so awesome and the prince wasn't bad despite his funny haircut. True, the songs weren't the greatest, but they weren't horrible either.