The Slipper and the Rose The Story of Cinderella (Original title)Cinderella (Working title)The Story of Cinderella (Working title)The Slipper and the Rose (Alternative title)
Dates: 1976 (Copyright), 11 April 1976 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Bryan Forbes
Synopsis: Set in Euphrania where Prince Edward, heir to the throne, only wishes to marry for love. He meets Cinderella at the 'bride-finding ball' and determines, despite objections from his parents and the Lord Chamberlain, to marry her.
Genres: Fairy tale, Musical, Romance
Releases
Date: 11 April 1976Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Mono / StereoRuntime: 146 mins Length: 13140 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Cinema International Corporation
Date: 11 April 1976Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified
Date: 04 November 1976Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified
Title: [Filmfacts - v20 n3 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v95 n2451 1 Apr 1976 Pages: 416-417
Title: [The Listener - v95 n2451 1 Apr 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v243 n44 4 Nov 1976 Page: 4
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v243 n44 4 Nov 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Films in Review v27 n10 December 1976 Page: 633
Title: [Films in Review - v27 n10 December 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v5 n57 May 1976 Pages: 325-326
Title: [Films Illustrated - v5 n57 May 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v43 n508 May 1976 Pages: 107-108
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v43 n508 May 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v22 n9 June 1976 Pages: 33-34
Title: [Films and Filming - v22 n9 June 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n30 3 Apr 1976 Page: 32
Title: [Screen International - n30 3 Apr 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 14 Apr 1976 Page: 27
Title: [Variety - 14 Apr 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Review v26 n4 April 1976 Pages: 6,8-9
Title: [Film Review - v26 n4 April 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: TV Times v82 n13 18 Mar 1976 Pages: 4-5,7
Title: [TV Times - v82 n13 18 Mar 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n15 13 Dec 1975 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n15 13 Dec 1975: no known title]Language: English
Description: Advert on title.
In: Cinema TV Today n10137 7 Jun 1975 Page: 8
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10137 7 Jun 1975: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v237 n17 18 Jul 1975 Page: 12
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v237 n17 18 Jul 1975: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Cinema TV Today n10146 9 Aug 1975 Pages: 10-11
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10146 9 Aug 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Making v13 n9 December 1975 Pages: 12-14
Title: [Film Making - v13 n9 December 1975: no known title]Language: English
Description: Notes on the shooting of the film.
Author: FORBES, Bryan Pages: 95p.
Description: Adapted by Bryan Forbes from an original script by Bryan Forbes, Robert b. Sherman, and Richard M. Sherman.
Title: fairy tale in film
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(9)
Film materials(9)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-1234812
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Base: AcetateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-84250
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1977BFI identifier: N-229468
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1976BFI identifier: N-93687
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1981BFI identifier: N-93584
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 13404 FeetStock date: 1973BFI identifier: C-517605
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1312830
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-96128
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1977BFI identifier: N-229470
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1976 (Copyright), 11 April 1976 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Bryan Forbes
Synopsis: Set in Euphrania where Prince Edward, heir to the throne, only wishes to marry for love. He meets Cinderella at the 'bride-finding ball' and determines, despite objections from his parents and the Lord Chamberlain, to marry her.
Genres: Fairy tale, Musical, Romance
Releases
Date: 11 April 1976Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Mono / StereoRuntime: 146 mins Length: 13140 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Cinema International Corporation
Date: 11 April 1976Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified
Date: 04 November 1976Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified
Credits
(87)
©: Paradine Co-Productions Limited, Presents: Paradine Co-Productions Limited, Executive Producer: David Frost, Produced by: Stuart Lyons, Production Supervisor: Peter Manley, Production Co-ordinator: Naim Attallah, Production Co-ordinator: John Asprey, Production Accountant: John Collingwood, Assistant Accountant: Sheila De France, Cashier: Trevor Palmer, Location Manager: Ian Goddard, Location Manager: Dietmar Siegert, Assistant to the Producer: John L. Hargreaves, Production Secretary: Ann Thrift, Jean Walter, Production Runner: Nigel Goldsack, Assistant Director: Jack Causey, Assistant Director: Richard Jenkins, Assistant Director: John Downes, Assistant Director: Leonhard Gmür, Continuity: Penny Daniels, Casting Director: Michael Barnes, Screenplay: Bryan Forbes, Screenplay: Robert B. Sherman, Screenplay: Richard M. Sherman, Director of Photography: Tony Imi, Camera Operator: Tony White, Focus Puller: George Watts, Clapper Loader: Beaumont Alexander, Chief Electrician: Jack Thetford, Electrical Supervisor: Bert Bosher, Camera Grip: Colin Manning, Stills Photographer: George Courtney Ward, Special Effects: Ray Capel, Editor: Timothy Gee, Assistant Editor: Graham Farrow, 2nd Assistant Editor: Stephen Spencer, Production Designer: Raymond Simm, Art Director: Bert Davey, Set Dresser: Jack Stephens, Set Dresser (Location): Ken Bridgeman, Draughtsman: Michael White, Brian Ackland-Snow, Production Buyer: Harry Parr, Props: Paddy Bennett, Standby Props: Paddy Bennett, Art Department Assistant: Rosalind Shingleton, Construction Manager: Bill Waldron, Costume Designer: Julie Harris, Assistant Costume Designer: Maureen Booth, Costumes by: Bermans and Nathans, Costumes by: Jean Hunnisett, Costumes by: Shirley Reid, Arthur Davey, Wardrobe Supervisor: Brenda Dabbs, Wardrobe Master: John Hilling, Wardrobe Mistress: Eileen Sullivan, Wardrobe Assistant: Jo Osmond, Ken Lawton, Chief Make-up: Basil Newall, Make-up: Paul Rabiger, Chief Hairdresser: Barbara Ritchie, Hairdresser: Eithné Fennell, Joan White, Wigs Created by: Simon Wigs Limited, Titles Drawn by: Robert Ellis, Colour by: Technicolor, Music & Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Music Arranged & Conducted by: Angela Morley, Music Editor: Bob Hathaway, Assistant Music Editor: Ken Ross, Music Mixer: Eric Tomlinson, Choreographer: Marc Breaux, Assistant Choreographer: Suzanne France, Sound Recordist: Bill Daniels, Boom Operator: Gus Lloyd, Sound Camera Operator: Peter Desbois, Sound Maintenance: Bob Taylor, Sound Mixer: Gordon Mccallum, Sound Editor: Janet Davidson, Vocal Coach: Jim Walker, Publicity: Geoff Freeman, Fred Hift and Associates, Filmed in: Panavision, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast
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Richard Chamberlain (Prince Edward), Gemma Craven (Cinderella), Annette Crosbie (Fairy Godmother), Edith Evans (Dowager Queen), Christopher Gable (John), Michael Hordern (King), Margaret Lockwood (stepmother), Kenneth More (Lord Chamberlain), Julian Orchard (Montague), Lally Bowers (Queen), Rosalind Ayres (Isobella), Sherrie Hewson (Palatine), Roy Barraclough (tailor), Tim Barrett (minister), Geoffrey Bayldon (archbishop), Norman Bird (dress shop proprietor), Valentine Dyall (2nd major domo), Peter Graves (general), André Morell (bride's father), Gerald Sim (1st Lord of the Navy), Keith Skinner (Willoughby), John Turner (major domo), Polly Williams (Lady Caroline), Fred (dog), Elizabeth Mansfield (lady in waiting to the Queen), Vivienne Mckee (bride), Myrtle Reed (bride's mother), Ludmilla Nova (2nd lady in waiting to the Queen), Peter Leeming (singing guard), Marianne Broome (French princess), Tessa Dahl (Russian princess), Lea Dregorn (princess), Eva Rueber-Staier (Hungarian princess), Ann Rutherford (princess), Suzette St. Claire (Eastern princess), Jenny Lee Wright (milk maid), Patrick Jordan, Rocky Taylor (prince's guard), Paul Schmitzburger (cow herd), Robert Arditti (dancer), Adrian Barnes (white page/dancer), Wendy Barry (dancer), Tony Bateman (dancer in ballroom/dancing minister), Nicky Benton, Michael Buchanan, Reg Bundy (black page/dancer), Susan Claire (dancer), Ina Clare (dancer in ballroom), Rosalind Cole, Michael Coleman, Lesley Collier (dancer), Michael Darbyshire (dancing minister), Anna Delaney, Bill Drysdale (dancer in ballroom), Stanley Fleet (dancing minister), Neil Fitzwilliam (white page/dancer), Joyce Graham (dancer in ballroom), Johnny Heawood (dancing minister), Deanne Horsham (dancer), Jerry Hunt (drummer boy/dancer), Sheila Humphreys, Janie Kells (dancer), Lorna Kelner (dancer in ballroom), Jimmy Land (drummer boy/dancer), Maurice Lane (white page/dancer), William Lawford (dancing minister), Adrian Lepeltier (white page/dancer), Susan Lockwood, Vince Logan, Connel Miles, Thorey Mountain, Connie Paull (dancer), Terry Rendle (dancing minister), Wayne Sleep, David Shelmerdine (dancer), Stuart Saunders (dancing minister), Arthur Sweet (black page/dancer), Jessica Swift, Petra Siniawski, Jacquie Toye, Hilary Tickner, Domini Winter (dancer), Bryan Forbes (herald), Emma Forbes (bridesmaid), Tony Sympson (conductor), Stephen Nagy, Patrick Westwood (presenter), Betty Romaine (chaperone), George Hillsden (jailer), Joseph Wise (3rd major domo), Charlie Stewart, Colin Thomas (painter)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(16)
In: Filmfacts v20 n3 1977 Pages: 57-60Title: [Filmfacts - v20 n3 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v95 n2451 1 Apr 1976 Pages: 416-417
Title: [The Listener - v95 n2451 1 Apr 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v243 n44 4 Nov 1976 Page: 4
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v243 n44 4 Nov 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Films in Review v27 n10 December 1976 Page: 633
Title: [Films in Review - v27 n10 December 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v5 n57 May 1976 Pages: 325-326
Title: [Films Illustrated - v5 n57 May 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v43 n508 May 1976 Pages: 107-108
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v43 n508 May 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v22 n9 June 1976 Pages: 33-34
Title: [Films and Filming - v22 n9 June 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n30 3 Apr 1976 Page: 32
Title: [Screen International - n30 3 Apr 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 14 Apr 1976 Page: 27
Title: [Variety - 14 Apr 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Review v26 n4 April 1976 Pages: 6,8-9
Title: [Film Review - v26 n4 April 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: TV Times v82 n13 18 Mar 1976 Pages: 4-5,7
Title: [TV Times - v82 n13 18 Mar 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n15 13 Dec 1975 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n15 13 Dec 1975: no known title]Language: English
Description: Advert on title.
In: Cinema TV Today n10137 7 Jun 1975 Page: 8
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10137 7 Jun 1975: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v237 n17 18 Jul 1975 Page: 12
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v237 n17 18 Jul 1975: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Cinema TV Today n10146 9 Aug 1975 Pages: 10-11
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10146 9 Aug 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Making v13 n9 December 1975 Pages: 12-14
Title: [Film Making - v13 n9 December 1975: no known title]Language: English
Description: Notes on the shooting of the film.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(2)
Title: The slipper and the rose; adaptedAuthor: FORBES, Bryan Pages: 95p.
Description: Adapted by Bryan Forbes from an original script by Bryan Forbes, Robert b. Sherman, and Richard M. Sherman.
Title: fairy tale in film
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(9)
Film materials(9)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1978BFI identifier: C-1234812
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Base: AcetateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-84250
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteStock date: 1977BFI identifier: N-229468
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1976BFI identifier: N-93687
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1981BFI identifier: N-93584
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 13404 FeetStock date: 1973BFI identifier: C-517605
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1312830
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-96128
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1977BFI identifier: N-229470
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film