The Dancing Princesses

52min

Fantasy

Music

Family

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

Jim Dale

The Soldier
Peter Butterworth

Peter Butterworth

The Chamberlain
Lesley Collier

Lesley Collier

Dancing Princess
Jane Darling

Jane Darling

Dancing Princess
Lavinia Lang

Lavinia Lang

Dancing Princess
Lorna Nathan

Lorna Nathan

Dancing Princess
Maureen Willsher

Maureen Willsher

Dancing Princess
Jane Winchester

Jane Winchester

Dancing Princess
Lance Aston

Lance Aston

A Prince
Vince Logan

Vince Logan

A Prince
Barrie Young

Barrie Young

A Prince
Peter Benson

Peter Benson

A Shoemaker
John Vine

John Vine

A Soldier
Reuben Martin

Reuben Martin

An Executioner
Fred Evans

Fred Evans

A Distraught Prince

Release date

1st Jan 1978

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English