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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) was a Animation - Biographical Film directed by George Pal and Henry Levin and produced by George Pal.

Academy Awards 1962 --- Ceremony Number 35 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: George W. Davis, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Dick PefferleNominated
Best CinematographyPaul C. VogelNominated
Best Costume DesignMary WillsWon
Best Music - ScoringLeigh HarlineNominated
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Musical Monday: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

on Dec 14, 2020 From Comet Over Hollywood

It?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: The Wonderful World of the B... Read full article


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Quotes from The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Hans: Don't you worry, sir. I'll be just as good a master to you as you were to me.


Jacob Grimm: It's an outrage. In my speech, I'm going to tell them...
Wilhelm Grimm: [cutting him off] Jacob. Just tell them...
[pause]
Wilhelm Grimm: Just tell them I'm your brother.


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Facts about The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Producer George Pal originally wanted Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness to play the Brothers Grimm, but MGM vetoed the idea.
In the original version of The Singing Bone, the killer and his victim are a pair of brothers who set out to find and kill a dragon. In the movie version, they were made into a knight and his squire who fight a dragon so as to avoid having Terry-Thomas's character commit fratricide.
Walter Rilla spoke English with a heavy accent, so his voice was dubbed by another actor.
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