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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm: A Journey Through Their Fairy Tales

The fantastical lives of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm are vividly portrayed in this film, as they take on a project to write a family history for a local Duke in the early 19th century. The movie features reenactments of three of their famous stories, including "The Dancing Princess", "The Cobbler and the Elves", and "The Singing Bone".

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Main Cast

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

Karlheinz Böhm Jacob Grimm

Claire Bloom Dorothea Grimm

Walter Slezak Stossel

Barbara Eden Greta Heinrich

Arnold Stang Rumpelstiltskin

Martita Hunt Anna Richter

Betty Garde Miss Bettenhausen

Bryan Russell Friedrich Grimm

Ian Wolfe Gruber

Tammy Marihugh Pauline Grimm

Cheerio Meredith Mrs. Von Dittersdorf

Walter Rilla Priest

Yvette Mimieux The Princess (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Russ Tamblyn The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb

Jim Backus The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Beulah Bondi The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")

Clinton Sundberg The Prime Minister / Hans (singing voice)

Walter Brooke The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")

Sandra Bettin

Sandra Bettin The Ballerina (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")

Robert Foulk The Hunter (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")

Terry-Thomas Ludwig (segment "The Singing Bone")

Buddy Hackett Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")

Otto Kruger The King (segment "The Singing Bone")

Robert Crawford Jr.

Robert Crawford Jr. The Shepherd (segment "The Singing Bone")

Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith The Spokesman (segment "The Singing Bone")

Pamela Baird

Pamela Baird Cinderella (uncredited)

Billy Barty The Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)

Darby Hinton Little Boy

Jon Lormer The Doctor

Gregory Morton Dantino

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel Flower Vendor

'Little Billy' Rhodes Grumpy the Dwarf

Angelo Rossitto Dwarf

Gene Roth Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station

Peter Whitney The Giant

Oscar Homolka The Duke

Creators

George Pal Director

Henry Levin Director

Charles Beaumont Screenplay

Hermann Gerstner

Hermann Gerstner Novel

David P. Harmon

David P. Harmon Screenplay

William Roberts

William Roberts Screenplay

Jacob Grimm Story

Wilhelm Grimm Story

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Videos

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) Cinerama trailer

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) Cinerama trailer

Info about The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Studio(s): Cinerama Productions, Bavaria Film

Originally Released: United States, Aug 07, 1962

Production Countries: Germany, United States

Budget: $6,250,000.00

Genres:Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance