Wonderful world of the Brothers Grimm (Motion picture)
Title:
The wonderful world of the Brothers Grimm / Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Cinerama present a George Pal production ; screen play by David P. Harmon, Charles Beaumont and William Roberts ; screen story by David P. Harmon ; fairy tales directed by George Pal ; directed by Henry Levin.
Edition:
Deluxe 2-disc special edition.
Publisher:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (4 unnumbered leaves : color illustrations ; 15 cm)
Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm, Claire Bloom, Walter Slezak, Barbara Eden, Oscar Homolka, Arnold Stang. The dancing princess fairy tale: Yvette Mimieux, Russ Tamblyn, Jim Backus, Beulah Bondi, Clinton Sundberg. The cobbler and the elves fairy tale: Laurence Harvey, the Puppetoons, Walter Brooke, Sandra Gale Bettin, Robert Foulk. The singing bone fairy tale: Terry-Thomas, Buddy Hackett, Otto Kruger, Robert Crawford, Jr., Sydney Smith. A two-disc set containing the 1962 live-action M-G-M and Cinerama movie, The wonderful world of the Brothers Grimm; Disc one contains the letterbox version of the feature film and a selection of special features; Disc two contains the SmileBox version of the feature film and a different selection of special features. Title and credits from title frames. "Based on "Die Bruder Grimm" by Dr. Hermann Gerstner." Videodisc release of the 1962 motion picture. Wide screen (2.89:1). Accompanied by booklet containing text on : George Pal the producer -- The background story -- The story -- What is Cinerama?. Special feature extras on Disc one include the Brothers Grimm announcement trailer, the theatrical letterbox trailer, a radio interview with Russ Tamblyn, a radio interview with Yvette Mimieux, the featurette Epic art for the Brothers Grimm, and the featurette The wonderful career of George Pal. Special feature extras on Disc two include the Brothers Grimm Cinerama announcement trailer, the theatrical Smilebox trailer, the featurette Rescuing a fantasy classic, Rothenberg, Germany, location commemorative plaque, the featurette A salute to William Forman, and, a Brothers Grimm slideshow.
A dramatization of the lives and times of the brothers Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob Grimm that includes cinematic versions of three of their fairy tales: The dancing princess, The cobbler and the elves, and, The singing bone.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.