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Tales of Beatrix Potter
Release: Mar 01, 1971
Runtime: 90 min.

 Rating: 5.6 out of 10

Production Companies

  • GW Films
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • EMI Films

The Royal Ballet Company brings Squirrel Nutkin, Tom Thumb, Hunca Munca, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Jeremy Fisher, Pigling Bland, and Pigwig to the screen doing pirouettes and pas de deux in this filmed ballet production directed by Reginald Mills. The film more properly belongs, however, to choreographer Frederick Ashmore, composer John Lanchbery, and costume designer Rostislav Douboujinsky. This literal adaptation concerns the shy Beatrix Potter and how, when all of the toy animals in her room come to life, she emerges from her shell and begins to enjoy life. Sequences include a rowdy dance with Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca destroying a collection of plaster food, a midnight pas de deux between Pigling Bland and Pigwig, and a corps de ballet of dancing mice.

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Cast


Frederick Ashton
Frederick Ashton
(as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle)
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Alexander Grant
Alexander Grant
(as Pigling Bland / Peter Rabbit)
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Julie Wood
Julie Wood
(as Mrs. Tittlemouse)
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Keith Martin
Keith Martin
(as Johnny Townmouse)
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Ann Howard
Ann Howard
(as Jemina Puddleduck)
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Bob Mead
Bob Mead
(as Fox)
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Garry Grant
Garry Grant
(as Alexander)
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Sally Ashby
Sally Ashby
(as Mrs. Pettitoes / Tabitha)
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