Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
| Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | |
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| Directed by | Norman Campbell |
| Produced by |
Bernard Rothman Jack Wohl |
| Written by | Jean Holloway |
| Starring |
Dean Jones Paul Sand Arte Johnson Terri Garr Ruth Buzzi |
Release dates | November 23, 1977 (USA) |
Running time | 120 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977) is a musical children's fantasy film directed by Norman Campbell. It follows the Brothers Grimm as they make their way to a king's palace with their fairy tales. It was originally released for TV. It won two Emmys at the 1978 Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for another three.
Plot
Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm are traveling to a king's palace to present him with their fairy tales. Their carriage driver refuses to take them into the woods because they are said to be enchanted. Not wanting to miss their audience with the king, the brothers buy the carriage from the driver and travel into the woods alone. Placed under the enchantment of the woods, the brothers begin to encounter a wide range of characters that exist in their tales, including Snow White and Sleeping Beauty among many others.
List of Grimm Fairy Tales referenced in the film
- Snow White
- Sleeping Beauty
- Town Musicians of Bremen
- The Golden Goose
- Hansel and Gretel
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Rumpelstiltskin
- The Six Swans
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses (or "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces")
- The Frog Prince
- Cinderella
Cast
- Dean Jones as Jakob Grimm
- Paul Sand as Wilhelm Grimm
- Arte Johnson as Selfish and Mean
- Teri Garr as Princess from "The Frog Prince"
- Ruth Buzzi as Queen Astrid
- Maria Pogee as The Cat
- Edie McClurg as Esmeralda
- Cleavon Little as The Big Bad Wolf
Awards
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards in 1978 and won two of them.
Wins
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Bill Hargate, costume designer)
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Robert Checchi, set decorator; Ken Johnson, art director)
Nominations
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Larry Abbott, makeup; Tommy Cole, makeup; Michael G. Westmore, makeup)
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Jerry Greene, video tape editor)
- Outstanding Children's Special
See also
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
- The Brothers Grimm (2005)