The Brothers Grimm American Folktales Part 1

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

The truth behind the well-known Grimm’s Tales is cruel and full of blood and lust!

The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."

Behind the scenes of The Brothers Grimm

Behind the scenes of the special effects of The Brothers Grimm

This animated tale, adapted from the Grimm's' "The Crystal Ball," tells the story of a brave boy who frees a beautiful princess and, in the process, releases his brothers from bondage. A bonus feature, "The Blue Light," is included.

This animated tale, adapted from the Grimm's' "The Bremen Town Musicians," tells the story of a donkey and his dream to form a band with a dog, a cat and a rooster. A bonus feature, "Table Set Yourself," is also included.

Based on ancient German folklore, the fairy tales created by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm have become ageless bedtime favorites because of their magical ability to transport children into the world of the imagination. In this animated adaptation of the brothers' "The Frog King," an enterprising croaker who lives at the bottom of a well makes a deal with a beautiful princess. Includes the bonus feature "The Meaning of Fear."

Based on ancient German folklore, the fairy tales created by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm have become ageless bedtime favorites because of their magical ability to transport children into the world of the imagination. This animated adaptation of the brothers' "Rapunzel" concerns a sorcerer's lonely daughter locked in a tower and endowed with the most beautiful long tresses in folklore. Includes the bonus feature "The Six Servants."

Based on ancient German folklore, the fairy tales created by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm have become ageless bedtime favorites because of their magical ability to transport children into the world of the imagination. This animated adaptation of the brothers' "Cinderella" concerns the most famous stepdaughter in folklore, her fairy godmother and a prince with a perplexing glass slipper. Includes the bonus feature "King Thrushbeard."

Rumpelstiltskin Aided by a mysterious little troll, the millers daughter has spun straw into gold, thus gaining the good Kings hand and heart, and saving her fathers life. But now, the nasty troll wants compensation. He demands her first-born child, unless she can guess his name before the sun has risen three times and it's not an ordinary name, that's for sure! The Valiant Little Tailor A tailor tells everyone he has killed seven in one blow. They believe that the seven were robbers, knights or wild beasts, when all he did was send seven houseflies to heaven! Then he must deal with a family of gruesome giants, a malicious unicorn, and a terrible wild boar, and only by defeating them all can he win the hand of the beautiful princess.

This animated tale, adapted from the Grimms' "Hansel and Gretel," tells the story of two curious children who can't control their appetite for sweets. A bonus feature, "Brother and Sister," is also included.

Based on ancient German folklore, the fairy tales created by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm have become ageless bedtime favorites because of their magical ability to transport children into the world of the imagination. This animated adaptation of the brothers' "Puss in Boots" concerns an enterprising talking cat who, using nothing but his wits, ingratiates himself with the king. Includes the bonus feature "The Masterthief."

With their captivating stories about maidens, witches, trolls and talking animals, word-wise German siblings Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm -- better known as the Brothers Grimm -- revolutionized the world of children's literature. This animated tale, adapted from the Grimms' "Little Red Riding Hood," tells the story of a crimson-caped girl who disobeys her mother and ends up in the arms of a wolf. A bonus feature, "The Goosemaiden," is also included.

This animated tale, adapted from the Grimms' "Snow White," tells the story of a beauty and her evil stepmother, whose jealousy is thwarted by the kindness of strangers. A bonus feature, "Snow White / The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids" is included.

This anthology is part 2 of 2, including the Americanized tales of: The Frog King, Bearskin (The Man Who Didn't Wash for 7 Years), Jack and the Dentist's Daughter (The Master Thief), and Rapunzel.

This anthology is part 1 of 2, including the Americanized tales of: Hansel and Gretel, The Goose Girl, Bristlelip (King Thrushbeard), and Soldier Jack or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack.