The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
WONDERFUL THRILLS! ADVENTURE! ROMANCE!
135 min
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."
- Release date
- August 7, 1962
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Leigh Harline
Where to watch
Free with ads
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- Overtureinstrumental2:46
- Emblem / Napoleonic Field Musicinstrumental1:19
- Main Titleinstrumental2:00
- Street Scene No. 1 / Street Scene No. 2instrumental2:15
- Once Upon a Timeinstrumental2:51
- Pursuitinstrumental1:34
- Gypsy Rhapsodyinstrumental3:02
- Gypsy Camp Bridge / Princess Waltz (Dream Sequence)instrumental1:30
- Remembranceinstrumental1:00
- The Tumblerinstrumental0:46
- The Bridgeinstrumental1:11
- Dancing Princessinstrumental1:09
Cast
- Laurence Harvey as Wilhelm Grimm
- Karlheinz Böhm as Jacob Grimm
- Claire Bloom as Dorothea Grimm
- Walter Slezak as Stossel
- Barbara Eden as Greta Heinrich
- Oscar Homolka as The Duke
- Arnold Stang as Rumpelstiltskin
- Martita Hunt as Anna Richter
- Betty Garde as Miss Bettenhausen
- Bryan Russell as Friedrich Grimm
- Ian Wolfe as Gruber
- Tammy Marihugh as Pauline Grimm
- Cheerio Meredith as Mrs. Von Dittersdorf
- Walter Rilla as Priest
- Yvette Mimieux as The Princess (segment "The Dancing Princess")
- Russ Tamblyn as The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb
- Jim Backus as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
- Beulah Bondi as The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
- Clinton Sundberg as The Prime Minister / Hans (singing voice)
- Walter Brooke as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
- Robert Foulk as The Hunter (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
- Terry-Thomas as Ludwig (segment "The Singing Bone")
- Buddy Hackett as Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")
- Otto Kruger as The King (segment "The Singing Bone")
- Robert Crawford Jr. as The Shepherd (segment "The Singing Bone")
- Sydney Smith as The Spokesman (segment "The Singing Bone")
- Billy Barty as The Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)
- Laurence Harvey as The Cobbler (segment: The Cobbler and the Elves)
Crew
- Henry Levin · Director
- George Pal · Director
- David P. Harmon · Writer
- Charles Beaumont · Writer
- William Roberts · Writer
- Hermann Gerstner · Writer
- Leigh Harline · Composer
- Paul Vogel · Cinematographer
- Walter Thompson · Editor