The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry Levin George Pal (fairy tale sequences)
Screenplay by	Charles Beaumont William Roberts David P. Harmon
Story by	David P. Harmon
Based on	Die Brüder Grimm 1952 book by Hermann Gerstner
Produced by	George Pal
Starring	Laurence Harvey Claire Bloom Karlheinz Böhm Barbara Eden Walter Slezak Oscar Homolka Yvette Mimieux Russ Tamblyn Jim Backus Beulah Bondi Terry-Thomas Buddy Hackett
Cinematography	Paul C. Vogel
Edited by	Walter A. Thompson
Music by	Leigh Harline Bob Merrill (songs)
Production companies	George Pal Productions Avernus Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Release dates	August 7, 1962 (1962-08-07) (United States) September 19, 1963 (1963-09-19) (Berlin[1])
Running time	140 minutes
Countries	United States West Germany
Language	English
Budget	$6.25 million[2][3] or $6 million[4]
Box office	$8.9 million[5]

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm is a 1962 American biographical fantasy film directed by Henry Levin and George Pal. The latter was the producer and also in charge of the stop motion animation. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of 1962. It won one Oscar and was nominated for three additional Academy Awards. The cast included several prominent actors—including Laurence Harvey, Karlheinz Böhm, Jim Backus, Barbara Eden and Buddy Hackett.

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. 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.