The Dancing Princesses

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Fantasy,

Music,

Family

Duration:

52 minutes

Year:

1978

Director:

Jon Scoffield

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Company:

Associated Television

Cast:
Jim Dale

The Soldier

Gloria Grahame

The Witch

Freddie Jones

The King

Peter Butterworth

The Chamberlain

Lesley Collier

Dancing Princess

Crew:
Norman Maen

Choreographer

Wilhelm Grimm

Short Story

Sheila Mann

Makeup Supervisor

Stuart Currell

Wardrobe Supervisor

David Chandler

Production Design