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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

2h 20m | PG-13

⭐ 5.8 / 10

The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."

Director: George Pal

Studio: Cinerama Productions

Genre: Fantasy, Family, Music, Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

as Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")

Karlheinz Böhm

Karlheinz Böhm

as Jacob Grimm

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

as Dorothea Grimm

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

as Stossel

Barbara Eden

Barbara Eden

as Greta Heinrich

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

as The Duke ('The Dream')