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The Dancing Princesses (1978)

Genre : Fantasy, Music, Family

Runtime : 52M

Director : Jon Scoffield

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Jim Dale
Jim Dale
The Soldier
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame
The Witch
Freddie Jones
Freddie Jones
The King
Peter Butterworth
Peter Butterworth
The Chamberlain
Lesley Collier
Lesley Collier
Dancing Princess
Jane Darling
Jane Darling
Dancing Princess
Lavinia Lang
Lavinia Lang
Dancing Princess
Lorna Nathan
Lorna Nathan
Dancing Princess
Maureen Willsher
Maureen Willsher
Dancing Princess
Jane Winchester
Jane Winchester
Dancing Princess
Lance Aston
Lance Aston
A Prince
Nicolas Chagrin
Nicolas Chagrin
A Prince
Wayne Eagling
Wayne Eagling
A Prince
Vince Logan
Vince Logan
A Prince
Ludovico Romano
Ludovico Romano
A Prince
Barrie Young
Barrie Young
A Prince
Peter Benson
Peter Benson
A Shoemaker
John Vine
John Vine
A Soldier
Fred Evans
Fred Evans
A Distraught Prince
Reuben Martin
Reuben Martin
An Executioner

Crews

Jon Scoffield
Jon Scoffield
Director
Derek Marlowe
Derek Marlowe
Teleplay
Jacob Grimm
Jacob Grimm
Short Story
Wilhelm Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Short Story
Terence Baker
Terence Baker
Executive Producer
Jon Scoffield
Jon Scoffield
Producer
Laurie Holloway
Laurie Holloway
Music
David Chandler
David Chandler
Production Design
Sheila Mann
Sheila Mann
Makeup Supervisor
Ted Scott
Ted Scott
Sound
John Rook
John Rook
Lighting Design
Stuart Currell
Stuart Currell
Wardrobe Supervisor
John Hawkins
John Hawkins
Editor
Norman Maen
Norman Maen
Choreographer

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