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The Dancing Princesses

The Dancing Princesses

19780h 52m

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.

Directed by Jon Scoffield
Written by Derek Marlowe, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm
Produced by Jon Scoffield
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Top Cast

Jim Dale

Jim Dale

The Soldier

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

The Witch

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

The King

Peter Butterworth

Peter Butterworth

The Chamberlain

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Lesley Collier

Dancing Princess

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Jane Darling

Dancing Princess

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Lavinia Lang

Dancing Princess

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Lorna Nathan

Dancing Princess

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Maureen Willsher

Dancing Princess

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Jane Winchester

Dancing Princess

Themes & Keywords

princessfairy talebased on fairy tale

About The Dancing Princesses

The Dancing Princesses is a fantasy, music, family film released in 1978 exploring themes of princess, fairy tale, based on fairy tale. Directed by Jon Scoffield, it stars Jim Dale, Gloria Grahame, Freddie Jones. 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.

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