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The Dancing Princesses
70%
Movie
52m
AI Analysis
The Dancing Princesses (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Dancing Princesses (1978) — a movie tagged as Fantasy, Music, and Family with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 ultimatel… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids and family viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~52 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Dancing Princesses 70% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-01-01
- Runtime
- 52m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 488856
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What is The Dancing Princesses about?
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. S... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Dancing Princesses?
The official runtime for The Dancing Princesses is approximately 52 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jim Dale
The Soldier
Gloria Grahame
The Witch
Freddie Jones
The King
Peter Butterworth
The Chamberlain
- L
Lesley Collier
Dancing Princess
- J
Jane Darling
Dancing Princess
- L
Lavinia Lang
Dancing Princess
- L
Lorna Nathan
Dancing Princess
- M
Maureen Willsher
Dancing Princess
- J
Jane Winchester
Dancing Princess
Lance Aston
A Prince
Nicolas Chagrin
A Prince
- W
Wayne Eagling
A Prince
- V
Vince Logan
A Prince
- L
Ludovico Romano
A Prince
- B
Barrie Young
A Prince
Peter Benson
A Shoemaker
John Vine
A Soldier
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