The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Release: 1962 | Community Score: 58%

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."

Cast

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Karlheinz Böhm

Karlheinz Böhm

Jacob Grimm
Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Dorothea Grimm
Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Stossel
Barbara Eden

Barbara Eden

Greta Heinrich
Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

The Duke ('The Dream')
Arnold Stang

Arnold Stang

Rumpelstiltskin
Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

Anna Richter
Betty Garde

Betty Garde

Miss Bettenhausen
Bryan Russell

Bryan Russell

Friedrich Grimm
Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Gruber
Tammy Marihugh

Tammy Marihugh

Pauline Grimm
Cheerio Meredith

Cheerio Meredith

Mrs. Von Dittersdorf
Walter Rilla

Walter Rilla

Priest
Yvette Mimieux

Yvette Mimieux

The Princess (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb
Jim Backus

Jim Backus

The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
Clinton Sundberg

Clinton Sundberg

The Prime Minister / Hans (singing voice)
Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Sandra Bettin

Sandra Bettin

The Ballerina (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Robert Foulk

Robert Foulk

The Hunter (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Ludwig (segment "The Singing Bone")
Buddy Hackett

Buddy Hackett

Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")
Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

The King (segment "The Singing Bone")
Robert Crawford Jr.

Robert Crawford Jr.

The Shepherd (segment "The Singing Bone")
Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith

The Spokesman (segment "The Singing Bone")
Pamela Baird

Pamela Baird

Cinderella (uncredited)
Billy Barty

Billy Barty

The Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)
Jeanine Cashell

Jeanine Cashell

Princess Aide ('The Dancing Princess') (uncredited)
Diana Driscoll

Diana Driscoll

Gretel
True Ellison

True Ellison

Snow White
Stanley Fafara

Stanley Fafara

Hansel
Darby Hinton

Darby Hinton

Little Boy
Jon Lormer

Jon Lormer

The Doctor
Gregory Morton

Gregory Morton

Dantino
Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel

Flower Vendor
'Little Billy' Rhodes

'Little Billy' Rhodes

Grumpy the Dwarf
Ruthie Robinson

Ruthie Robinson

Little Red Riding Hood
Angelo Rossitto

Angelo Rossitto

Dwarf
Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

The Giant