The fictionalized accounts of the lives of wilhelm grimm lawrence harvey and brother jacob karl boehm. 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. Pal himself shares directorial credit with levin, as the producer also is responsible for directing the. I first saw this film in cinerama in minneapolis, mn. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm michael foster. The fictionalized lives of the storytelling grimm brothers are brought to life in this allstar fantasy film. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm, american drama and fantasy film, released in 1962, that fictionalized the lives of famed german storytellers the. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm was pressed at pioneer and contains 25 listed chapter markers. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 filmaffinity. The latter was the producer and also in charge of the stop motion animation.
Fortunately in recent years the complete cinerama masters were. It was originally planned that laurence harvey and karl boehm, in addition to playing the brothers grimm, would each play roles in all three of the grimm fairy tales dramatized within the film. The brothers grimm tracks were mastered from the original sevenchannel cinerama masters, and the results are breathtaking. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm is a 1962 american fantasy film directed by henry levin and george pal. 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. In the event, only harvey had a secondary role, and only in the middle fairy tale shown, the cobbler and the elves. I do hope the powers that be will restore the film on blue ray in the smilevision format like they just did for this is cinerama, the windjammer and how the west was won. Leater costume wonderful world of the brothers grimm join or login to view results mgm, 1962 an impressive custommade costume consisting of a pair of tan leather pants, matching tan leather longcoat with cuffs, brown vest, pea green stockings and leather cravat. Lets get the wonderful world of brothers grimm on dvd. 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. It also opened showing the wonderful world of the brothers grimm, but in 1963. Wonderful world of the brothers grimm the 1962 full. Facts about the wonderful world of the brothers grimm.
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Media in category the wonderful world of the brothers grimm the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 cinerama. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm wikipedia. 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. Several prominent actors including laurence harvey, karlheinz bohm, jim backus, barbara eden, and buddy hackett are in the film. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm library of. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm was a special experience for me. The brothers are requested to write the history of a local duke and his noble family. In the movie they write a family history for a duke which includes reenactments of three of. Mgm spent big bucks on this movie, filming it in cinerama and mixing studio scenes with some wonderful location shooting in bavaria and the historic town of rothenburg which i got to see on the aforementioned european vacation. 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. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 little. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm film complet en. Please release the wonderful world of the brothers.
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 wonderful world of the brothers grimm is a 1962 english film stars laurence harvey, henry levin, george pal, david p. 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 1962 cinerama trailer. Produced by the legendary george pal known for such classics as when worlds collide and the time machine this esteemed filmmaker took a vacation from the worlds of science fiction and entered the realm of fantasy with the wonderful world of brothers grimm, a movie that worked as both a fairy tale and a biographical picture. Watch full the wonderful world of the brothers grimm in best look. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 rotten. Gcd issue the wonderful world of the brothers grimm. It won one oscar and was nominated for three additional academy awards. Cinerama was a shortlived process of filming movies meant to add value to theatergoing consumers.
Three projectors, in the back and sides of the theatre, produced a panoramic image on a screen that curved 146 degrees around the front of the audience. The recordings are nearly 50 years old, but because cinerama was decades ahead of its time, the music is lush, sweeping, alive, rich, and fanciful. Although buddy hackett sang in the music man, he had what could be described as a funny singing voice which would have seemed out of place in the eerie fluteplaying scenes of the singing bone. 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 film was one of the highest grossing films of 1962. The same sugary mawkishness infects the wonderful world of the brothers grimm, although it is the better film of the two. The film was also shown in regular theatres, but since it had not been shot in that format, the lines between the three strips of film used in cinerama were visible onscreen.
American fantasy film directed by henry levin and george pal who did the. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm walter rilla spoke english with a heavy accent, so his voice was dubbed by another actor. It consisted of 3 cameras shooting on different angles the same scene, giving widescreen a new meaning. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm film score monthly. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm was the first movie filmed in 3strip cinerama to tell a story. 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. Henry levin, george pal, leigh harline, leigh harline, and gus levene. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 mana pop. In the early nineteenth century, the brothers wilhelm and.
Vogelgeorge pal in the wonderful world of the brothers grimm. Film tersebut adalah salah satu film berkeuntungan tertinggi pada tahun 1962. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 moria. The film was one of the highestgrossing films of 1962. Mgm spent big bucks on this movie, filming it in cinerama and mixing studio. Roadtrip62 the wonderful world of the brothers grimm. 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 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 bavaria. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm is a 1962 american film directed by henry levin and george pal. 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. Lets get the wonderful world of brothers grimm on dvd already though the official anniversary is not until august, this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of george pals the wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962. 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 1962 rotten tomatoes.
The wonderful world of the brothers grimm film by levin. It was filmed in the cinerama process, which was photographed in an arc with three lenses. Trailer for the 1962 george pal, metrogoldwynmayer and cinerama production the wonderful world of the brothers grimm. Watch it full screen to get the maximum smilebox cinerama effect. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm infogalactic. The film combined live action with segments of animation and was nominated for four academy awards, winning for best costume. Their is a quick scene in the beginning of the movie where the brothers are walking through the village of dinkelsbuhl one of the couple of towns where the movie takes place and they stop in front of a pink cottage on a corner, that is the house that my grandmother was born and raised in. Now you can watch full the wonderful world of the brothers grimm in high quality with duration 5 min and was published in 19620807 and mpaa rating is 2. 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 german castles used for filming were weikersheim castle and the famous fairy tale neuschwanstein castle in the alps. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 english movie. The wonderful world of the brothers grimm 1962 was the seventh of the eight films made in the cinerama process and the first to be released since the last of the travelogues in 1958, a. 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 film by levin and pal.
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