BB17-014 — The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Shop Now YEAR: 1962
FILM STUDIO: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Cinerama / George Pal Productions
TAGLINE: Wonderful romances, dances, adventures! Stars, songs, story!
DIRECTOR: Henry Levin / George Pal (fairy-tale sequences)
CAST: Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Karl Boehm, Walter Slezak, Oscar Homolka, Barbara Eden, Yvette Mimieux, Russ Tamblyn, Jim Backus, Terry-Thomas, Buddy Hackett
GENRE: Fantasy, Adventure, Family, Biography, Musical
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill with colourful illustrated artwork arranged around the large red, yellow and green title. Romantic character portraits frame the central design, while a vivid yellow lower panel promotes the film’s colour spectacle and supporting cast. Red, blue and yellow blocks, hand-painted portraits and oversized typography give the poster a particularly strong early-1960s fantasy and roadshow-cinema appearance.
COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the lavish 1962 Cinerama production The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. The film holds an important place in cinema history as the first dramatic narrative feature photographed and exhibited in the original three-camera Cinerama process. It received four Academy Award nominations and won the Oscar for Best Costume Design – Color. Its Cinerama history, George Pal connection and richly illustrated Australian daybill artwork make it an appealing piece for collectors of classic fantasy and widescreen cinema.
