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The Dancing Princesses

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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.

Directed byJon Scoffield, Ben Rea

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 52m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1978
Studios
Associated Television

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jim Dale

Jim Dale

The Soldier

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

The Witch

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

The King

Peter Butterworth

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

Creative team
Directed by
Jon Scoffield
Ben Rea
Produced by
Jon Scoffield

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