Cinderella

TV Movie
19651965
GG
1h 24m

7.8/10

2.7K

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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella: 50th Anniversary Edition

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Family Fantasy Musical

Although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.Although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.Although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.

7.8/10

2.7K

3,926

Director
- Charles S. Dubin
Writers
- Joseph Schrank(teleplay by)
- Charles Perrault(story "Cendrillon")
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella: 50th Anniversary Edition

Pat Carroll and Barbara Ruick in Cinderella (1965)

Lesley Ann Warren and Stuart Damon in Cinderella (1965)

Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical retelling of the classic fairy tale. Cinderella is a teenage girl forced to do all of the menial tasks in the home she shares with her coldhearted stepmother and homely stepsisters. One day when home alone, Cinderella shares a cup of water with a thirsty and handsome traveler, not realizing until he continues on his journey that he is the crown prince of the kingdom. Shortly thereafter, the king and queen invite every young maiden in the kingdom to a royal ball so that the crown prince can find a girl to marry. Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters go to the ball, leaving Cinderella behind to wish about how her life could be. While she is daydreaming, she is visited by her fairy godmother, who makes it possible for her wishes to come true. —Stephen Hughes

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Trivia
This production features rare on-camera appearance by two notable movie musical dubbers, who appear as a couple. Betty Noyes, credited in this film as Mother, dubbed Debbie Reynolds' singing voice in Singin' in the Rain (1952). Bill Lee, credited as Father, dubbed for John Kerr in South Pacific (1958) and for Christopher Plummer in The Sound of Music (1965). The couple sings briefly about their daughter.

Goofs
Cinderella runs out of the ball, but as she appears outside, her glass slipper is already there ahead of her. Her yellow stocking feet are bare. She runs past it, then looks down at it.

Quotes
Prince: What is your name, lass?
Cinderella: I am called Cinderella.
Prince: Cinderella. And why are you called that?
Cinderella: Because I sit among the ashes.
Prince: And why do you do that?
Cinderella: To warm my feet. You see, sir, I sleep in the attic where it's always cold.
Prince: And why do you sleep in the attic?
Cinderella: The other rooms are occupied by my stepmother and my stepsisters.
Prince: And where does your father sleep?
Cinderella: [looking up hopefully] In heaven.

Alternate versions
Sony's 2002 DVD, possibly sourced from a tape used for a rerun, cut out some of Cinderella's first meeting with Prince Christopher -- specifically, her explanation that her step-family went to town square to see the prince. Shout! Factory's 2014 DVD, sourced from the master tape, restored the full scene, as well as commercial bumpers and station identification.

Connections
Featured in Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story (2000)

Soundtracks
Loneliness of Evening
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Originally written for South Pacific (1958)
Sung by Stuart Damon

Top review

The most memorable movie I remember seeing as a child!

I was only about 6 years old, and back in the 60's, there weren't too many movies on television for children. I remember sitting in front of the small television on the floor mesmerized. The movie was a fantasy come to life! I have been looking for the movie for decades. Everytime I see a Cinderella movie, I check it to see if it is the one that I have been searching for these past 40 years. I have finally found it, and I can assure you, it is just as mesmerizing today, as it was back when I was just 6 years old. For a true fantasy, you can't find a better Cinderella than Lesley Ann Warren!

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