The Dancing Princesses

Overview

A made-for-TV retelling of the story "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," directed by Ben Rea, featuring Jim Dale as the Soldier, Freddie Jones as the destitute King, and Gloria Grahame as the Witch. Significant changes were made to the story, including reducing the number of princesses to six, and the soldier ultimately declining to marry any of the princesses due to their deceitful nature.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1978

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Associated Television (ATV),Associated Television

Cast

Jim Dale,Gloria Grahame,Freddie Jones,Peter Butterworth,Lesley Collier,Jane Darling,Lavinia Lang,Lorna Nathan,Maureen Willsher,Jane Winchesterand 10 more

Director

Jon Scoffield,Ben Rea

Writer

Derek Marlowe,Jacob Grimm,Wilhelm Grimm

Producer

Terence Baker,Jon Scoffield

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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