The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
32 reviews
Fantasy/Family
2h 20m
1962
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,...
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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."
- DirectorHenry Levin
- Release7 August 1962
- Genre
- Duration2h 20m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate32 reviews
- Productions
Cinerama Productions, Bavaria Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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

Oskar Homolka
The Duke ('The Dream')

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")

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")

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

Stanley Fafara
Hansel

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
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