Tales of Beatrix Potter
1971•G•1h 30m•5.9•Released
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The Royal Ballet Company brings Squirrel Nutkin, Tom Thumb, Hunca Munca, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Jeremy Fisher, Pigling Bland, and Pigwig to the screen doing pirouettes and pas de deux in this filmed ballet production directed by Reginald Mills. The film more properly belongs, however, to choreographer Frederick Ashmore, composer John Lanchbery, and costume designer Rostislav Douboujinsky. This literal adaptation concerns the shy Beatrix Potter and how, when all of the toy animals in her room come to life, she emerges from her shell and begins to enjoy life. Sequences include a rowdy dance with Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca destroying a collection of plaster food, a midnight pas de deux between Pigling Bland and Pigwig, and a corps de ballet of dancing mice.
Director
Reginald Mills
Writer
Richard Goodwin, Christine Edzard
Languages
English
Studio
GW Films
Cast
Frederick Ashton
Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
Alexander Grant
Pigling Bland / Peter Rabbit
Julie Wood
Mrs. Tittlemouse
Keith Martin
Johnny Townmouse
Ann Howard
Jemina Puddleduck
Bob Mead
Fox (as Robert Mead)
Garry Grant
Alexander
Sally Ashby
Mrs. Pettitoes / Tabitha
Production
Company
GW Films
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Company
EMI Films
Producer
Richard Goodwin
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