The Dancing Princesses (1978)
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.
Directors: Jon Scoffield, Ben Rea.
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Jim Dale as The Soldier |
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Gloria Grahame as The Witch |
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Freddie Jones as The King |
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Peter Butterworth as The Chamberlain |
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Lesley Collier as Dancing Princess |
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Jane Darling as Dancing Princess |
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Lavinia Lang as Dancing Princess |
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Lorna Nathan as Dancing Princess |
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Maureen Willsher as Dancing Princess |
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Jane Winchester as Dancing Princess |
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Lance Aston as A Prince |
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Nicolas Chagrin as A Prince |
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Wayne Eagling as A Prince |
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Vince Logan as A Prince |
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Ludovico Romano as A Prince |
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Barrie Young as A Prince |
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Peter Benson as A Shoemaker |
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John Vine as A Soldier |
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Reuben Martin as An Executioner |
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Fred Evans as A Distraught Prince |
| Art | David Chandler | Production Design |
| Crew | Norman Maen | Choreographer |
| Production | Jon Scoffield | Producer |
| Writing | Derek Marlowe | Teleplay |
| Writing | Wilhelm Grimm | Short Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheila Mann | Makeup Supervisor |
| Writing | Jacob Grimm | Short Story |
| Lighting | John Rook | Lighting Design |
| Editing | John Hawkins | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stuart Currell | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Terence Baker | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Laurie Holloway | Music |
| Sound | Ted Scott | Sound |
| Directing | Jon Scoffield | Director |
| Directing | Ben Rea | Director |