The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."
Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Jacob Grimm
Dorothea Grimm
Stossel
Greta Heinrich
The Duke ('The Dream')
Rumpelstiltskin
Anna Richter
Miss Bettenhausen
Friedrich Grimm
Gruber
Pauline Grimm
Mrs. Von Dittersdorf
Priest
The Princess (segment "The Dancing Princess")
The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb
The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
The Prime Minister / Hans (singing voice)
The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Jacob Grimm
Dorothea Grimm
Stossel
Greta Heinrich
The Duke ('The Dream')
Rumpelstiltskin
Anna Richter
Miss Bettenhausen
Friedrich Grimm
Gruber
Pauline Grimm
Mrs. Von Dittersdorf
Priest
The Princess (segment "The Dancing Princess")
The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb
The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
The Prime Minister / Hans (singing voice)
The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")