The Slipper and the Rose

Mar 25, 1976

2h 26m

★ 6.9

You'll forget every other love story you ever saw . . . or sang to.

Overview

Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the prince to wed no matter what. When the prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the prince is determined to find and marry her.

Genres

Adventure

Fantasy

Romance

Production Companies

Paradine Co-Productions

The Slipper and the Rose Trailers

Cast

Prince Edward

Richard Chamberlain

Cinderella

Gemma Craven

Fairy Godmother

Annette Crosbie

Dowager Queen

Edith Evans

John

Christopher Gable

King

Michael Hordern

Stepmother

Margaret Lockwood

Chamberlain

Kenneth More

Montague

Julian Orchard

Queen

Lally Bowers

Palatine

Sherrie Hewson

Isobella

Rosalind Ayres

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