Movie Type: Children's Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Legends
Main Cast: Amy Irving, Billy Barty, Clive Revill, Priscilla Pointer, John Moulder-Brown
Release Year: 1986
Country: IL/US
Run Time: 84 minutes
Plot
Billy Barty, one of the world's biggest little people, stars in this musical children's fable from the Brothers Grimm. Rumpelstiltskin (Barty) promises the miller's daughter Katie (Amy Irving) that she will be able to spin straw into gold in order to win the love of the Prince (John Mouler-Brown). After the marriage, Katie gives birth to a son that the nasty gnome abducts. Rumpelstiltskin agrees to give the child back to Katie if she can guess his name. An excellent performance from Billy Barty who began his career in the silent film era. Amy Irving's brother David provides the direction. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
Yael Uziely - Emily; Robert Symonds - Victor, Katie's Father; Susan Berlin - Clerk's Wife; Julian Chagrin - Blacksmith; Yehuda Efroni - Count Flax; Jack Messinger - Alf; Michael Schneider - A Peasant; Danny Segev - Clerk; Joseph Bee - Farmer; Jerry Hyman - Advisor; Johnny Phillips - Ralph
Credit
Patricia Ruben - Associate Producer, Debbie Leon - Costume Designer, David Irving - Director, Tova Neeman - Editor, Max Robert - Composer (Music Score), Marek Dobrowoiski - Production Designer, David Gurfinkel - Cinematographer, Yoram Globus - Producer, Menahem Golan - Producer, Itzhak Kol - Producer, David Irving - Screenwriter
