Tom Thumb (1958)
December 4, 1958Release Date
Tom Thumb (1958)
December 4, 1958Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Russ Tamblyn
Tom Thumb
June Thorburn
The Lover: Forest Queen
Peter Sellers
The Villain: Antony
Alan Young
The Lover: Woody
Terry-Thomas
The Villain: Ivan
Bernard Miles
The Parent: Jonathan
Jessie Matthews
The Parent: Anne
Ian Wallace
The Cobbler
Wilhelm Grimm
Writer
Peter Butterworth
Kapellmeister
Peter Bull
Town Crier
Stan Freberg
Yawning man (voice)
George Pal
Director
Dallas McKennon
Con-Fu-Shon (voice)
Elliot Scott
Art Direction
Ladislas Fodor
Writer
Jacob Grimm
Writer
Jacob Grimm
Writer
Wilhelm Grimm
Writer
Charles E. Parker
Makeup Artist
David Middlemas
Assistant Director
Douglas Gamley
Composer
Ken Jones
Composer
Georges Périnal
Cinematographer
Frank Clarke
Editor
Denys N. Coop
Camera Operator
Olga Lehmann
Costume Design
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Peggy Lee
Songs
A.W. Watkins
Recording Supervision
Gene Warren
Animation
Wah Chang
Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 4, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Content RatingG
Genres
Wiki.
Tom Thumb (stylised as tom thumb) is a 1958 British musical fantasy film produced and directed by George Pal, and released by MGM. The film, based on the fairy tale "Thumbling" by the Brothers Grimm, is about a tiny youth who manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
Starring Russ Tamblyn in the title role, the film features a largely British supporting cast (it was filmed in both Hollywood and London), including Bernard Miles and Jessie Matthews as Tom's adoptive parents, June Thorburn as the Forest Queen, and comic actors Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers as the villainous duo who try to exploit the tiny hero for profit.
Pal worked with cinematographer Georges Périnal, animators Wah Chang and Gene Warren, art director Elliot Scott and special effects artist Tom Howard to create the animated and fantasy sequences. Douglas Gamley and Ken Jones wrote the music, with lyrics by Peggy Lee.
The film is referenced in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) and Pinkeltje (1978). The film is also featured in That's Dancing! (1985)