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Without the usual sentimentality that accompanies this story, Michael Cohn's version of the popular Grimms' fairy tale stays more true to the original and presents an altogether darker, more authentic and gothic vision.

Keywords:

Fantasy, Horror, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1997) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Sigourney Weaver	.... Claudia Hoffman
Sam Neill	.... Friedrich Hoffman
Gil Bellows	.... Will
Taryn Davis	.... Little Lilliana
Brian Glover	.... Lars
David Conrad	.... Peter Gutenberg

Supporting Cast:

Monica Keena	.... Lilliana Hoffman
Anthony Brophy	.... Rolf
Frances Cuka	.... Nannau
Chris Bauer	.... Konrad
John Edward Allen	.... Bart
Miroslav Táborský	.... Gustav
Andrew Tiernan	.... Scar
Bryan Pringle	.... Father Gilbert
Dale Wyatt	.... Maidservant Elsa

Directors:

Michael Cohn

Writers:

Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Thomas E. Szollosi
Deborah Serra