The Slipper and the Rose
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| Directed by | Bryan Forbes |
| Produced by | Stuart Lyons |
| Screenplay by |
Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman Bryan Forbes David Frost (uncredited) |
| Based on | "Cinderella" (folk tale) |
| Starring |
Richard Chamberlain Gemma Craven Annette Crosbie Edith Evans Christopher Gable Michael Hordern Margaret Lockwood Kenneth More |
| Music by |
Songs: Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Score: Angela Morley |
| Cinematography | Tony Imi |
| Edited by | Timothy Gee |
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Paradine Co-Production
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| Distributed by | Cinema International Corporation |
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Running time
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143 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Slipper and the Rose is a 1976 British musical film retelling the classic fairy tale of Cinderella. This film was chosen as the Royal Command Performance motion picture selection for 1976.
Directed by Bryan Forbes, the film stars Gemma Craven as the heroine, Richard Chamberlain as the prince, and features a supporting cast led by Michael Hordern, Kenneth More, Edith Evans and Annette Crosbie. The film's Academy Award-nominated songs were written by the Sherman Brothers – Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman – who also shared scripting duties with Forbes and, reportedly, the film's executive producer, broadcaster David Frost.
Prince Edward of Euphrania returns home after being sent to meet the princess Selena, whom his parents have arranged for him to marry. However, The Prince reveals he did not propose to the princess he was visiting, and angrily denounces arranged marriages ("Why Can't I Be Two People?"). Edward decides to tell his parents that he wants to marry for love. They, however, are more interested in the political side ("What Has Love Got to Do with Being Married?"). They fail to sway the prince, however.
Meanwhile, Cinderella, on the same day that her father was buried, is banished to the cellar and made to work as a servant to her cold-hearted stepmother and her two vindictive daughters, Isobella and Palatine, who treat her harshly and cruelly. Cinderella finds some comfort in remembering happier times ("Once I Was Loved"). Whilst putting flowers by her parents' grave, she inadvertently stumbles upon the prince, and his friend and bodyguard John, who are visiting the Royal crypt. The Prince sardonically talks about his dead ancestors, with whom he will one day be buried ("What a Comforting Thing to Know").
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