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.
- Date of release
- 1978-01-01
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Fantasy, Music, Family
- Director
- Jon Scoffield, Ben Rea
Casting
- Jim Dale — The Soldier
- Gloria Grahame — The Witch
- Freddie Jones — The King
- Peter Butterworth — The Chamberlain
- Lesley Collier — Dancing Princess
- Jane Darling — Dancing Princess
- Lavinia Lang — Dancing Princess
- Lorna Nathan — Dancing Princess
- Maureen Willsher — Dancing Princess
- Jane Winchester — Dancing Princess
- Lance Aston — A Prince
- Nicolas Chagrin — A Prince
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