The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) is a Cinerama film directed by Henry Levin, who had a long career throughout his life with movies such as Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) and the television series Knots Landing in the late 1970s and early 1990s. George Pál was the producer and was also in charge of the stop motion animation. The film was one of the highest grossing movies of 1962, though it remains virtually unknown today and is quite rare in terms of available copies. It won three Oscars and had five additional nominations in its day. Several famous actors, including Jim Backus, are in the movie and it uses a rarely found feature in filming where an overlay of two separate screens were utilized to produce various effects, for example making the scene with the dragon more real since it appears to be directly over the characters instead of in the background on a giant screen as was typically done. Henry Levin (5 June 1909 - 1 May 1980) was a American actor and director of over fifty films. ... George Pál (February 1, 1908 - May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer. ... Laurence Harvey (October 1, 1928 - November 25, 1973) was a Lithuanian-born actor. ... Claire Bloom (born Patricia Claire Blume on February 15, 1931) is a British actress. ... Karl Böhm (August 28, 1894 – August 14, 1981) was a prominent Austrian conductor. ... Oscar Homolka (born August 12, 1898 in Vienna; died January 27, 1978 in Sussex, England) was an Austrian-born actor. ... Leo the Lion in the MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, was, until 2005, a media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Turner is a common English surname meaning one who works with a lathe. [1] In German, a male gymnast is referred to as ein Turner (diphthong pronounced as in lure); a female is eine Turnerin. ... // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Cinerama is the trademarked name for a widescreen process which works by simultaneously projecting images from three synchronized 35 mm projectors onto a huge, deeply-curved screen, subtending 146° of arc, and for the corporation which was formed to market it. ... Henry Levin (5 June 1909 - 1 May 1980) was a American actor and director of over fifty films. ... For other uses, see Journey to the Center of the Earth (disambiguation). ... This article is becoming very long. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... George Pál (February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) (birth name: Györgi Pál Marczincsák) was a Hungarian-born and American naturalized animator and film producer. ... Stop motion is an animation technique which makes things that are static appear to be moving. ... // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 in Cleveland Ohio - July 3, 1989 In Los Angeles, California). ...

Plot

The story focuses on the Grimm brothers, Wilhelm and Jacob, and is somewhat biographical and fantastical at the same time. Both are working to finish a history for a local Duke, though Wilhelm is more interested in collecting fairy tales and often spends their money to hear them from locals. As the story progresses it occasionally goes into tales from the Brothers Grimm such as The Dancing Princess and The Cobbler and the Elves in such a way that they appear to be part of the plot. One of the tales is told as an experiment to three children in a book store to see if publishing a collection of fairytales has any merit. Another is told by an old woman in the forest that tells stories to children but is regarded as a witch by outsiders. The culmination of the tales involves a jeweled dragon and features the most involved usage of the film's special effects. Eventually, Wilhelm loses the manuscript of the Duke's family history while collecting more stories, and they cannot meet their deadline, so they are required to pay their rent, which was withheld while they worked. Unable to come up with the money and with the threat of death looming over them, Wilhelm tries to save them by locating the manuscripts but instead ends up in a fever. At night various fairytale characters come to him and he continues his work as his brother publishes regular books such as a history of German grammar and a book on law. Eventually, Wilhelm's works become loved by children, the idea flourishes and everyone is happy at the end. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm The Brothers Grimm (Brüder Grimm, in their own words, not Gebrüder - for there was a third brother: Ludwig Emil Grimm, the painter) were Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, German professors who were best known for publishing collections of authentic folk tales and fairy tales, and...

Cinerama tells a story

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm was produced and exhibited in the original 3-strip Cinerama widescreen process. It was the first Cinerama feature that attempted to tell a cohesive story, unlike previous productions, which had all been travelogues. Cinerama is the trademarked name for a widescreen process which works by simultaneously projecting images from three synchronized 35 mm projectors onto a huge, deeply-curved screen, subtending 146° of arc, and for the corporation which was formed to market it. ...

See also

• The Brothers Grimm (2005)
• List of stop-motion films

The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 film directed by Terry Gilliam. ... This is a list of stop-motion films from around the world organised in order of release date; theatrical releases as well as made-for-TV and direct-to-video movies. ...

External links

• The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm at the Internet Movie Database