The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) - film review
Henry Levin, George Pal
Animation / Adventure / Biography / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance

Summary
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm is an American romantic film drama first released in 1962,
directed by Henry Levin and George Pal.
The film stars Laurence Harvey, Karlheinz Böhm, Claire Bloom, Walter Slezak and Barbara Eden.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Henry Levin, George Pal
- Script: David P. Harmon, Charles Beaumont, William Roberts, Hermann Gerstner, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
- Photo: Paul Vogel
- Music: Leigh Harline
- Cast: Laurence Harvey (Wilhelm Grimm), Karlheinz Böhm (Jacob Grimm), Claire Bloom (Dorothea Grimm), Walter Slezak (Stossel), Barbara Eden (Greta Heinrich), Oskar Homolka (The Duke), Arnold Stang (Rumpelstiltskin), Martita Hunt (Anna Richter (Story Teller)), Betty Garde (Miss Bettenhausen), Bryan Russell (Freidrich Grimm), Ian Wolfe (Gruber), Tammy Marihugh (Pauline Grimm), Cheerio Meredith (Mrs. Von Dittersdorf), Walter Rilla (Priest), Yvette Mimieux (The Princess (’The Dancing Princess’)), Russ Tamblyn (The Woodsman (’The Dancing Princess’)), Jim Backus (The King (’The Dancing Princess’)), Beulah Bondi (The Gypsy (’The Dancing Princess’)), Clinton Sundberg (The Prime Minister (’The Dancing Princess’)), Walter Brooke (The Mayor (’The Cobbler and the Elves’)), Sandra Gale Bettin (The Ballerina (’The Cobbler and the Elves’)), Robert Foulk (The Hunter (’The Cobbler and the Elves’)), Terry-Thomas (Ludwig (’The Singing Bone’)), Buddy Hackett (Hans (’The Singing Bone’)), Otto Kruger (The King (’The Singing Bone’)), Robert Crawford Jr. (The Shepherd (’The Singing Bone’)), Sydney Smith (The Spokesman (’The Singing Bone’)), Pamela Baird (Cinderella), Billy Barty (The Court Jester), Diana Driscoll (Gretel), True Ellison (Snow White), Stanley Fafara (Hansel), Jon Lormer (The Doctor), Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel, ’Little Billy’ Rhodes (Grumpy the Dwarf), Ruthie Robinson (Little Red Riding Hood), Angelo Rossitto (Dwarf), Gene Roth (Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station), Peter Whitney (The Giant)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 135 min
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