Hailed as the last of the classic musicals, The Slipper and the Rose is a retelling of the classic tale of Cinderella. It was directed by Bryan Forbes with music written by the Sherman Brothers (known for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). It claims such names as Richard Chamberlain (Prince Edward), Annette Crosbie (The Fairy Godmother), and Margaret Lockwood (The Stepmother) just to name a few. Most love the film version, but it has had a healthy career on the Brittish stage, and nearly sold out every show for it's american premire at the Hale Center Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Characters

• Cinderella (Gemma Craven) - When her father dies at the beginning of the movie, she is left under her step-mother's care through her father's will. She is however forced do to "certian econimies" to be a servent in her own home -- her only other choice is to go to the orphanage. She first sees the prince when he's visiting the royal mosuleum. She gets help from her Fairy Godmother, who sends her to the ball as the Princess Incognita because she's wondering what it's like. There she meets and falls in love with the prince, but has to leave because her transformation uses borrowed magic. However she never forgets what it was like to be with him.
• Prince Edward (Richard Chamberlain) - The prince of the kingdom of Euphrania, he struggles with his duties as a prince. He often wishes he were able to excape from the life of a royal, where he is continually on cerimony, and constantily reminded he must marry. He seeks the perfect woman and wants to marry only for love. He meet Cinderella at the ball (which he reluctantly agrees to), and is extremely frustrated when he loses her. When his searches come up with no results he places the shoe she left behind in a momument in the town square to remember his lost love.
• The Fairy Godmother (Annette Crosbie)
• The Royal Family
  • The King (Michael Hordern)
  • The Queen (Lally Bowers)
  • The Dowager Queen (Edith Evans)
  • The Duke of Montague (Julian Orchard)
• The Step-family
  • Stepmother (Margaret Lockwood)
  • Isobella (Rosalind Ayres)
  • Palatine (Sherrie Hewson)
• Other Characters
  • John (Christopher Gable) - Prince Edwards Man-at-Arms and best friend
  • Lord Chamberlin (Kenneth More)

Technial Information

• Release Date - April 11, 1976
• Director - Bryan Forbes
• Writers
  • Story - Charles Perrault
  • Screenplay - Bryan Forbes, Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman
  • Music - Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman
• For more information, please visit the IMDB.com page.