The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Directed by Henry Levin, George Pal · 140 min · Fantasy, Family, Music, Comedy
15.2 TOPICAL score · #5,020 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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."
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962, directed by Henry Levin and George Pal) has a TOPICAL score of 15.2 - ranked 5,020 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color. Audiences: TMDB 5.9/10 (35 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 13 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 5.9/10 (35 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 4 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 13 languages
- Still read5,936 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Laurence Harvey (actor #707), Karlheinz Böhm, Claire Bloom (actor #1,312), Walter Slezak (actor #1,801)