The wonderful world of the brothers grimm film by levin and. This collection of time honored and beloved childrens stories comes to life with the help of special effects. While i wait for the same treatment to the wonderful world of the brothers grimm that was afforded how the west was won, this is a welcome addition to my george pal film library. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm fandango. These online notes and trackbytrack musical anaylses supplement the essay included in the booklet included with fsm brothers grimm 2cd set. Hd 720p the wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm is a 1962 english film stars laurence harvey, henry levin, george pal, david p. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm is an odd film. Apr 05, 2008 stopmotion puppet sequence from the shoemaker and the elves, george pals feature film wonderful world of the brothers grimm1962.
George pal was the producer and was also in charge of the stop motion animation. Finally, i was able to watch it in its entirety with decent visual and audio quality. The complete masters have been at the studio since the film was made however, they were on the unique cinerama format which is a little more complicated than, say, just finding a phillips screwdriver. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm i had been searching for this sweet, nostalgic film ever since i saw it as a child. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 filmoogle. It won one oscar and was nominated for three addition. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm the honeymoon machine soundtrack from 1962, composed by leigh harline, bob merrill. Feature films episode guides, cartoon characters and crew lists. How the west was won was the first feature film to use this technology there had been. Jacob ludwig carl grimm and wilhelm carl grimm music score by. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sources close to warner brothers and cinerama inc, report there is actually very minimal water damage to one edge of one panel in only some reels, and the technicolor color.
The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 7aug1962. Part biopic part fantasy fairy tail musical, the fairy tail segments are definitely the best parts even though the musical numbers suck and the film was shot cinerama style so its defiantly distracting while trying to watch it on a flat screen tv in low quality. How the west was won was the first feature film to use this technology there. Henry levin, george pal, leigh harline, leigh harline, and gus levene. Three projectors, in the back and sides of the theatre, produced a panoramic. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 feature. Please release the wonderful world of the brothers.
The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 directed by. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 rotten. End of the 1950s, mgm and cinerama came together in order to produce films with the narrative storytelling of traditional film. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm the honeymoon. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm, american drama and fantasy film, released in 1962, that fictionalized the lives of famed german storytellers the brothers grimm. Overview of the wonderful world of the brothers grimm, 1962, directed by henry levin, with laurence harvey, karl boehm, claire bloom, at turner classic movies.
The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 cinerama trailer. The dancing princess, the cobbler and the elves, the singing bone. Of the three fairy tales depicted in the wonderful world of brothers grim, this one is probably the most wellknown having previously been adapted by tex avery for his cartoon the peachy cobbler 1956 and friz frelengs yankee dood it for a looney tunes cartoon short that came out the very same year and it also diverges rather far from the. In depth information about the wonderful world of the brothers grimm, produced by cinerama productions corporation. Fortunately in recent years the complete cinerama masters were. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm film by levin. With laurence harvey, claire bloom, karlheinz bohm, walter slezak.
The brothers grimm is a 2005 adventure fantasy film directed by terry gilliam. From an italian print that is listed in the opening credits avventura nella fantasia with the wonderful world of. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm this was a fun movie to watch in cineramawith a 2 minute trailer upon its conclusion. One of those rare films that all the family can watch, with a interesting storyline, good acting and wonderful, imaginative retelling of the famous fairy tales. Discussion in bluray and uhd started by gerardohp, jul 25, 2009.
The wonderful world of the brothers grimm film by levin and pal. The story of wilhelm and jacob grimm, and three of their stories. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm wikipedia. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 rotten tomatoes. In the movie they write a family history for a duke which includes 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, a film. The fictionalized lives of the storytelling grimm brothers are brought to life in this allstar fantasy film. Mar 30, 2010 the wonderful world of the brothers grimm the honeymoon machine soundtrack from 1962, composed by leigh harline, bob merrill. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm nonusa format, pal, reg. German brothers laurence harvey, karl boehm story bridges fairy tales. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm dvd movie. His fairy tale characters come to life one night to tell wilhelm he must pull through so their stories can be told to children all over the world.
The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 is a cinerama film directed by henry levin, who had a long career directing movies such as journey to the center of the earth 1959 and the television series knots landing in the late 1970s and early 1990s. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm laurence harvey karlheinz bohm claire bloom 1962 the german brothers laurence harvey, karl boehm story bridges fairy tales. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm wikimili, the. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm is an english movie directed by henry levin, george pal released in the year 1962. The grimm brothers wilhelm and jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm is a film directed by henry levin, george pal with laurence harvey, karlheinz bohm, claire bloom, walter slezak, year. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm is a 1962 american fantasy film directed by henry levin and george pal. The latter was the producer and also in charge of the stop motion animation. At this point the only 3strip cinerama film not on its way to video is mgms epic family feature the wonderful world of the brothers grimm. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm synopsis. Oh yes, please dont confuse it with the later terry gilliam film that features matt damon and heath ledger. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm codirected by george pal and henry levin was the first fiction film made in the shortlived cinerama process, which utilized three lenses to create an arced image curving 146 degrees.
The brothers are requested to write the history of a local duke and his noble family. Advance tickets for individuals and theater parties went on sale one month prior to the pictures official opening on august 8. This was a fun movie to watch in cineramawith a 2 minute trailer upon its conclusion. Stopmotion puppet sequence from the shoemaker and the elves, george pals feature film wonderful world of the brothers grimm1962. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm xfinity stream. This dvd has a wider aspect ratio than what ive seen on tcm. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 full cast. Vogelgeorge pal in the wonderful world of the brothers grimm. Laurence harvey, karl boehm, jim backus, terry thomas, buddy hackett. The film was one of the highestgrossing films of 1962. The online information is also available as a pdf file for more convenient printing. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm works better partly because george pal doesnt set it in a cloyingly cardboard, stagebound version of mitteleurope, as he did with tom thumb, but goes and shoots on location in. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm is a 1962 american film directed by henry levin and george pal. Please release the wonderful world of the brothers grimm on.
The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 trivia imdb. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 video. Laurence harvey wilhelm grimm the cobbler the cobbler and the elves. Smileboxed the wonderful world of the brothers grimm will. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 cinerama. Smileboxed the wonderful world of the brothers grimm will it ever make it to bluray. Metro goldwyn mayer and cinerama present a george pal production. Of the three fairy tales depicted in the wonderful world of brothers grim, this one is probably the most wellknown having previously been adapted by tex avery for his cartoon the peachy cobbler 1956 and friz frelengs yankee dood it for a looney tunes cartoon short that came out the very same year and it also diverges rather far. Good, fun puppetoon scenes, but leaves much else to be desired.
The film stars matt damon, heath ledger, and lena headey in an exaggerated and fictitious portrait of the brothers grimm as traveling conartists in frenchoccupied germany, during the early 19th century. Bigbudget fantasy based very loosely on the grimm brothers lives and three of their stories. Amidst the harshness, divisive fear and cynicism of our present day, its refreshing and comforting to take a break, recapture my young heart, and watch the wonderful world of the brothers grimm. The movie exemplifies these themes through the framing story and the 3 fairytale stories. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 english movie. Feb 18, 2017 the wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 cinerama trailer. Yet, it seems to me that this excerpt couldnt have been taken from a flat version of the film because it shows the side panels wider than the central panel, which is standard for cinerama but not for the flat versions of. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm library of congress. Once upon a time, hollywood panicked due to the new phenomenon known as television. The same sugary mawkishness infects the wonderful world of the brothers grimm, although it is the better film of the two. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm titre du film. In the early nineteenth century, the brothers wilhelm and. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm was the first movie filmed in 3strip cinerama to tell a story.
The wonderful world of the brothers grimm, american drama and fantasy film, released in 1962, that fictionalized the lives of famed german storytellers the. Wonderful world of the brothers grimm the 1962 full. In the early nineteenth century, the brothers wilhelm and jacob grimm are commissioned to write a family history for a local duke. Cinerama was a new form of making films using three cameras simultaneously shooting the film and then displaying it with three projectors. To see how well it did at the boxoffice and other articles, click on 1962 below. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 imdb. The fictionalized accounts of the lives of wilhelm grimm lawrence harvey and brother jacob karl boehm. The dancing princesses, the cobbler and the elves, and the singing bone. This movie had laurence harvey, claire bloom, barbara eden in the lead roles of the film. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 overview. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm shouldnt be one of them.
En streaming the wonderful world of the brothers grimm the grimm brothers wilhelm and jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized the wonderful world of the brothers grimm film complet en francais. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm original 1962 motion licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of soundtrack classics, and 2 music rights societies. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 moria. It won one oscar and was nominated for three additional academy awards. After wbhvs george feltenstein reported extensive damage to the original 3 strip cinerama wwotbg negatives in 2009, we learned that the negative damage is actually minimal and limited to only the edge. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm was a pet project of producer george pal 19081980, better known for such scififantasy films as destination moon 1950, the first technicolor picture dealing with a science fiction subject, when worlds collide 1951, the war of the worlds 1953. Wilhelm laurence harvey and jacob grimm karl boehm are writing a historical manuscript for a local duke oscar homolka, but the project is late because wilhelm spends his time gather. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm no score yet. Pal himself shares directorial credit with levin, as the producer also is responsible for directing the. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 the story of wilhelm and jacob grimm, and three of their stories. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm dvd movie buffs. It was filmed in the cinerama process, which was photographed in an arc with three lenses, on a camera that produced three strips of film. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm film score monthly. Rumors that wonderful world of the brothers grimm could never be restored because the original 3panel cinerama camera negatives were heavily water damaged are untrue.
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The film was one of the highest grossing films of 1962. A megawatt cast and the ubiquitous hand of producerdirector pal are not enough to. However, the brothers eventually encounter a genuine fairy tale curse which requires real. This was a reasonably popular film when it was released in cinerama in 1962, but due to a lack of quality digital distribution it has sort of slipped through the cracks. Browse our collection of hard to find movies on dvd. The film combined live action with segments of animation and was nominated for four academy awards, winning for best costume design. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm grimm is a delightful, refreshing entertainment. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm film 1962.
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