The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
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- G
- 2h 15min
- Adventure, Biography
- 16 Jul 1963 (UK)
- Movie
The story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Laurence Harvey | ... |
Wilhelm Grimm / The Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
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| Karlheinz Böhm | ... |
Jacob Grimm
(as Karl Boehm)
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| Claire Bloom | ... |
Dorothea Grimm
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| Walter Slezak | ... |
Stossel
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| Barbara Eden | ... |
Greta Heinrich
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| Oscar Homolka | ... |
The Duke
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| Arnold Stang | ... |
Rumpelstiltskin
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| Martita Hunt | ... |
Anna Richter
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| Betty Garde | ... |
Miss Bettenhausen
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| Bryan Russell | ... |
Friedrich Grimm
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| Ian Wolfe | ... |
Gruber
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| Tammy Marihugh | ... |
Pauline Grimm
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| Cheerio Meredith | ... |
Mrs. Von Dittersdorf
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| Walter Rilla | ... |
Priest
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| Yvette Mimieux | ... |
The Princess (segment "The Dancing Princess")
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| Russ Tamblyn | ... |
The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess")
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| Jim Backus | ... |
The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
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| Beulah Bondi | ... |
The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
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| Clinton Sundberg | ... |
The Prime Minister (segment "The Dancing Princess")
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| Walter Brooke | ... |
The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
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| Sandra Bettin | ... |
The Ballerina (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
(as Sandra Gale Bettin)
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| Robert Foulk | ... |
The Hunter (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
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| Terry-Thomas | ... |
Ludwig (segment "The Singing Bone")
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| Buddy Hackett | ... |
Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")
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| Otto Kruger | ... |
The King (segment "The Singing Bone")
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| Robert Crawford Jr. | ... |
The Shepherd (segment "The Singing Bone")
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| Sydney Smith | ... |
The Spokesman (segment "The Singing Bone")
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Pamela Baird | ... |
Cinderella (uncredited)
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| Billy Barty | ... |
The Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)
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Jeanine Cashell | ... |
Princess Aide (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)
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Regensburger Domspatzen | ... |
Children Choir in Rheinburg (uncredited)
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Diana Driscoll | ... |
Gretel (uncredited)
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True Ellison | ... |
Snow White (uncredited)
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| Stanley Fafara | ... |
Hansel (uncredited)
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| Darby Hinton | ... |
Little Boy (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves") (uncredited)
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| Eduard Linkers | ... |
Painter (uncredited)
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| Jon Lormer | ... |
The Doctor (uncredited)
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| Gregory Morton | ... |
Dantino (uncredited)
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| Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel | ... |
Flower Vendor (uncredited)
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'Little Billy' Rhodes | ... |
Grumpy the Dwarf (uncredited)
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Ruthie Robinson | ... |
Little Red Riding Hood (uncredited)
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| Angelo Rossitto | ... |
Dwarf (uncredited)
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| Gene Roth | ... |
Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station (uncredited)
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| Les Tremayne | ... |
Prologue Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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| Peter Whitney | ... |
The Giant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Henry Levin | ||
| George Pal | ... | (fairy tales segments) |
Written by
| David P. Harmon | ... | (screen play) & |
| Charles Beaumont | ... | (screen play) and |
| William Roberts | ... | (screen play) |
| David P. Harmon | ... | (screen story) |
| Hermann Gerstner | ... | (based on "Die Bruder Grimm") (as Dr. Hermann Gerstner) |
| Jacob Grimm | ... | (stories) (uncredited) |
| Wilhelm Grimm | ... | (stories) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| George Pal | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Leigh Harline | ||
Cinematography by
| Paul Vogel | ... | director of photography (as Paul C. Vogel) |
Editing by
| Walter Thompson | ||
Editorial Department
| Charles K. Hagedon | ... | color consultant |
Art Direction by
| Edward C. Carfagno | ... | (as Edward Carfagno) |
| George W. Davis | ||
Set Decoration by
| Henry Grace | ||
| Richard Pefferle | ... | (as Dick Pefferle) |
Costume Design by
| Mary Wills | ||
Makeup Department
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist (as Sidney Guilaroff) |
| William Tuttle | ... | makeup creator |
| John Truwe | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Thomas Conroy | ... | production supervisor: Cinerama |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Al Jennings | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Frank Wesselhoff | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Franklin Milton | ... | recording supervisor |
| Van Allen James | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Tim Baar | ... | special visual effects (as Tim Barr) |
| Wah Chang | ... | special visual effects |
| Robert R. Hoag | ... | special visual effects |
| Gene Warren | ... | special visual effects |
| Jim Danforth | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) / visual effects technician (uncredited) |
| Tom Holland | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) |
| Pete Kleinow | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) |
| David Pal | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) |
| Don Sahlin | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) |
| Peter Van Elk | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Vic Parks | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Robert Fuca | ... | set costumer (uncredited) |
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Alex Alexander | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Laurindo Almeida | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Leigh Harline | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Louis Kaufman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Gus Levene | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Al Mack | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Paul Mertz | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Red Mitchell | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Ray Sherman | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Clinton Sundberg | ... | singer: The Singing Bone (uncredited) |
| Robert Van Eps | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Gae Griffith | ... | assistant to producer |
| Alex Romero | ... | choreographer |
| Robert R. Snody | ... | production coordinator: Europe |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Cinerama Productions Corp. (in association with)
- Bavaria Film
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinerama Filmgesellschaft MBH (1963) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1964) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1964) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Fotorama (1965) (Norway) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Archive Collection (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (restored from three-panel film elements)
- Plaion Pictures (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (restored from three-panel film elements)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Puppetoons (acknowledgement: cast "The Cobbler and the Elves")
- RCA (sound recording)
- Regensburger Domspatzen, Die (acknowledgement)
- Townspeople of Dinkelsbühl (acknowledgement: cast)
- Townspeople of Rhine River Valley (acknowledgement: cast)
- Townspeople of Rothenburg (acknowledgement: cast)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The fictionalized lives of the story-telling Grimm brothers are brought to life in this all-star fantasy film. In the early nineteenth century, the brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm are commissioned to write a family history for a local Duke. Reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess", "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone". Written by alfiehitchie |
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| Taglines | WONDERFUL THRILLS! ADVENTURE! ROMANCE! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $6,250,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Rumors that this movie could never be "restored" because the original 3-panel Cinerama camera negatives were heavily water damaged are untrue. Sources close to Warner Brothers and Cinerama Inc, report there is actually very minimal water damage to one edge of one panel in only some reels, and the Technicolor color separation prints are intact for the entire film. Therefore if any of the water damage actually would show on screen or video, that footage could be replaced with new negative made from the Technicolor separations. 3 color separation reels for each of the 3 Cinerama panels means the replacement process would be costly, but not impossible. See more » |
| Goofs | Automobile visible driving in the distance when the brothers are walking along the street. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Dancing Princess See more » |
| Crazy Credits | At the end, the credits simply say: "And they lived happily ever after". There is no "The End" credit or "Cast of Characters". See more » |
| Quotes |
Children:
[chanting over and over]
We want a story! We want a story! We want a story! We want a story! Jacob Grimm: [to Wilhelm] Just tell them I'm your brother. See more » |