Movie
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Released: August 7, 1962 (1962)
Runtime: 140 minutes
Genres: Fantasy, Family, Music, Comedy
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."
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Oskar Homolka as The Duke ('The Dream')
Age at release: 63
- Martita Hunt as Anna Richter
Age at release: 62
- Walter Slezak as Stossel
Age at release: 60
- Betty Garde as Miss Bettenhausen
Age at release: 56
- Arnold Stang as Rumpelstiltskin
Age at release: 43
- Karlheinz Böhm as Jacob Grimm
Age at release: 34
- Laurence Harvey as Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Age at release: 33
- Claire Bloom as Dorothea Grimm
Age at release: 31
- Barbara Eden as Greta Heinrich
Age at release: 30
- Bryan Russell as Friedrich Grimm
Age at release: 9
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- Otto Kruger as The King (segment "The Singing Bone")
Age at release: 76
- Beulah Bondi as The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Age at release: 74
- Cheerio Meredith as Mrs. Von Dittersdorf
Age at release: 72
- Walter Rilla as Priest
Age at release: 67
- Ian Wolfe as Gruber
Age at release: 65
- Clinton Sundberg as The Prime Minister / Hans (singing voice)
Age at release: 58
- Robert Foulk as The Hunter (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Age at release: 54
- Sydney Smith as The Spokesman (segment "The Singing Bone")
Age at release: 52
- Terry-Thomas as Ludwig (segment "The Singing Bone")
Age at release: 51
- Jim Backus as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Age at release: 49
- Walter Brooke as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Age at release: 47
- Buddy Hackett as Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")
Age at release: 37
- Billy Barty as The Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- Russ Tamblyn as The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb
Age at release: 27
- Yvette Mimieux as The Princess (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Age at release: 20
- Pamela Baird as Cinderella (uncredited)
Age at release: 17
- Tammy Marihugh as Pauline Grimm
Age at release: 10
- Sandra Bettin as The Ballerina (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Age at release: Unknown
- Jeanine Cashell as Princess Aide ('The Dancing Princess') (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Diana Driscoll as Gretel
Age at release: Unknown