Once Upon A Mattress

Dec 18, 2005

1h 30m

★ 5.9

Tracey Ullmann in the third remake of this Broadway classic.

Overview

Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes off to the swamps and brings back Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends).

Genres

Comedy

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Touchstone Television

ABC Video Enterprises

Once Upon A Mattress Trailers

Cast

Queen Aggravain

Carol Burnett

Princess Winnifred

Tracey Ullman

Prince Dauntless

Denis O'Hare

Lady Larken

Zooey Deschanel

Sir Harry

Matthew Morrison

The Jester

Michael Boatman

King Sextimus

Tom Smothers

The Wizard

Edward Hibbert

Molly

Shailene Woodley

Ensemble

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