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The story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories.The story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories.The story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.9K
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- Henry Levin
- George Pal(fairy tales segments)
- Writers
- David P. Harmon(screen play)
- Charles Beaumont(screen play)
- William Roberts(screen play)
- Stars
- Henry Levin
- George Pal(fairy tales segments)
- Writers
- David P. Harmon(screen play)
- Charles Beaumont(screen play)
- William Roberts(screen play)
- Stars
Karlheinz Böhm
- Jacob Grimm
- (as Karl Boehm)
Oskar Homolka
- The Duke
- (as Oscar Homolka)
- Henry Levin
- George Pal(fairy tales segments)
- Writers
- David P. Harmon(screen play) (screen story)
- Charles Beaumont(screen play)
- William Roberts(screen play)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaRumors that this movie could never be "restored" because the original 3-panel Cinerama camera negatives were heavily water damaged are untrue. Sources close to Warner Brothers and Cinerama Inc, report there is actually very minimal water damage to one edge of one panel in only some reels, and the Technicolor color separation prints are intact for the entire film. Therefore if any of the water damage actually would show on screen or video, that footage could be replaced with new negative made from the Technicolor separations. 3 color separation reels for each of the 3 Cinerama panels means the replacement process would be costly, but not impossible.
- GoofsAutomobile visible driving in the distance when the brothers are walking along the street.
- Quotes
Children: [chanting over and over] We want a story! We want a story! We want a story! We want a story!
Jacob Grimm: [to Wilhelm] Just tell them I'm your brother.
- Crazy creditsAt the end, the credits simply say: "And they lived happily ever after". There is no "The End" credit or "Cast of Characters".
- Alternate versionsThe current version shown on Turner Classic Movies is the full-length version, not seen since the film's 1962 roadshow release, not even on television. Not only does it include an Overture, Entr'acte and Exit Music; it also includes the long-unseen two-minute prologue to the main title. After we see the M-G-M lion roaring and the words "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Cinerama present a George Pal Production", the scene changes to show two armies firing off cannon furiously, while the announcer says, "Once again, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Europe was torn by the sounds of war. However, if you listen very closely, you might hear another, very different sound". The camera then pans into the horizon while we hear the soft sounds of quill pens writing on paper. The scene then switches to show Laurence Harvey and Karl Boehm writing busily as the credits come up onscreen.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)
- SoundtracksDancing Princess
Words and Music by Bob Merrill
Review
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Restore this gem on DVD, PLEASE!
Maybe it's because I grew up with this movie, and am stuck in that age, but I have always found this to be a special and magical movie experience. It was especially so on the big screen when I was 6 years old. We also had the soundtrack box edition on vinyl. So, I rated this movie highly, because I feel it truly was perfection (especially for its day), and needs to be re-discovered by families, and the young-at-heart everywhere. I hate clichés, but they just do not make them like this anymore. This gem should be restored in its full glory, and preserved and brought back to life. Hope you get to enjoy it someday.
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- randigo
- Jun 24, 2005
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