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."
as Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
as Jacob Grimm
as Dorothea Grimm
as Stossel
as Greta Heinrich
as The Duke ('The Dream')
as Rumpelstiltskin
as Anna Richter
as Miss Bettenhausen
as Friedrich Grimm
as Gruber
as Pauline Grimm
as Mrs. Von Dittersdorf
as Priest
as The Princess (segment "The Dancing Princess")
as The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb
as The King (segment "The Dancing Princess")
as The Gypsy (segment "The Dancing Princess")
as The Prime Minister / Hans (singing voice)
as The Mayor (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
as The Ballerina (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
as The Hunter (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
as Ludwig (segment "The Singing Bone")
as Hans (segment "The Singing Bone")
as The King (segment "The Singing Bone")
as The Shepherd (segment "The Singing Bone")
as The Spokesman (segment "The Singing Bone")
as Cinderella (uncredited)
as The Court Jester (segment "The Dancing Princess") (uncredited)
as Princess Aide ('The Dancing Princess') (uncredited)
as Gretel
as Snow White
as Hansel
as Little Boy
as The Doctor
as Dantino
as Flower Vendor
as Grumpy the Dwarf
as Little Red Riding Hood
as Dwarf
as Berlin Royal Academy Representative at Train Station
as The Giant
