The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Spectacular, star-laden George Pal production offers a fanciful biographical episode in the lives of 19th century sibling tale-weavers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm (Laurence Harvey, Karlheinz Böhm) interwoven with the favorite fables "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone." Lush and colorful effort with stop-motion animated sequences co-stars Claire Bloom, Walter Slezak, Barbara Eden, Yvette Mimieux, Buddy Hackett, Jim Backus, Russ Tamblyn, Terry-Thomas. 135 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English (SDH). Two-disc set.