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The Slipper and the Rose (1976)

The Slipper and the Rose poster
Directed by
Bryan Forbes
Genre
fantasy film, musical film
Country
Australia, United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
G
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a musical version of the Cinderella story. A young woman named Cinderella is mistreated by her stepfamily. She meets a prince at a ball and they fall in love.

whimsicalromanticcharmingbrightold-fashionedmusicalleisurelycheerful

What happens

The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella is a 1976 British musical retelling the classic fairy tale of Cinderella. The film was chosen as the Royal Command Performance motion picture selection for 1976. Directed by Bryan Forbes, the film stars Gemma Craven as the heroine, Richard Chamberlain as the prince, and features a supporting cast led by Michael Hordern, Kenneth More, Edith Evans, and Annette Crosbie. The film's Academy Award-nominated songs were written by the Sherman Brothers – Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman – who also shared scripting duties with Forbes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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