Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

Aug 8, 1985

0h 54m

★ 0.0

Overview

Faerie Tale Theatre's "Cinderella" more than lives up to the series' stellar legacy of creative fairytale adaptations. Featuring a cast which includes Jennifer Beals, Jean Stapleton and Matthew Broderick it shines with intelligence and romance. It even subtly improves on the Disney classic by giving the prince a proper name; that of Henry. Jennifer Beals does admirable work as the title heroine, humanizing(as much as she can)one of the archetypal figures in mythical storytelling. Matthew Broderick infuses Prince Henry with undeniable charm while still maintaining a palpable shyness which perceptively suits the character as he finds true love. Jean Stapleton's boisterous Fairy Godmother befits the character's role as an agent for dynamic change in the story.

Genres

Romance

Production Companies

Gaylord Productions

Platypus Productions

Lion's Gate Films

Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella Trailers

Cast

Cinderella

Jennifer Beals

Prince Henry

Matthew Broderick

The Stepmother

Eve Arden

Fairy Godmother

Jean Stapleton

Bertha

Edie McClurg

King Rupert III

James Noble

Royal Advisor

Tim Thomerson

Narrator

Joseph Maher

Arlene

Jane Alden

Edgar

Mark Blankfield

Arturo

Charlie Dell

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