The Storyteller (TV Series)
1988 · Series · 25 min. · United Kingdom
TV Series (1987-1988). 9 Episodes. A variety of European folk tales are retold in nine new stories. A woman bears a hedgehog-child who grows up to live alone in a castle until he does a king a favor and gets the princess's hand in return. A fearless young man sets out to learn to shudder. A soldier captures Death in a magic sack. A storyteller must spin tales to stay alive. An ogress keeps a princess locked away. A princess runs away from wedding her father and disguises herself as an ugly forest creature. A princess searches the earth for her stolen bridegroom. A princess must keep silent while she works to free her brothers from an evil spell. A young boy must overcome a heartless giant.
Direction Jim Henson · Steve Barron · Jon Amiel · Peter Smith · Charles Sturridge · Paul Weiland
Cast John Hurt · Brian Henson · Frederick Warder · David Greenaway · Robert Tygner · Alistair Fullarton · Mak Wilson · Diana Payan · Robin Summers · Michael Kilgarriff · Peter Marinker · Reece Dinsdale · Eric Richard · Alison Doody · Jane Horrocks · Steven Mackintosh · Bob Peck · Bryan Pringle · Miranda Richardson · Willie Ross · Maggie Wilkinson · Sean Bean · Philip Jackson · John Kavanagh · Jonathan Pryce · Stuart Richman · Elliott Spiers · James Wilby · David Swift · Brenda Blethyn · Gemma Jones · Anthony O'Donnell · Joely Richardson · Jennifer Saunders · Walter Sparrow · Gabrielle Anwar · Helen Lindsay · Alun Armstrong · Paul Brooke
Soundtrack Rachel Portman
Screenplay Anthony Minghella · Jim Henson
Cinematography John Fenner
Original title The Storyteller (TV Series)
7.6
4K votes (FilmAffinity)
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