The Dancing Princesses
movie

Released January 01, 1978
Overview
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.
Cast

Jim Dale
as
The Soldier

Gloria Grahame
as
The Witch

Freddie Jones
as
The King

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

Nicolas Chagrin
as
A Prince
Crew
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Norman Maen
as
Choreographer

Wilhelm Grimm
as
Short Story
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Sheila Mann
as
Makeup Supervisor
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Stuart Currell
as
Wardrobe Supervisor
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David Chandler
as
Production Design

Jacob Grimm
as
Short Story
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Terence Baker
as
Executive Producer
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Ted Scott
as
Sound
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John Rook
as
Lighting Design
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Laurie Holloway
as
Music
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Jon Scoffield
as
Producer
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John Hawkins
as
Editor