Release Date

31 Mar, 1957

Runtime

01:17: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The classic fairy tale with a Rodgers and Hammerstein score and performed live on TV.

Julie Andrews was nominated for an Emmy for portraying the titular scullery maid who finds true love with a prince in this legendary adaptation of one of the most famous fairy tales of all time. A musical, made-for-television, with music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, it is the only of the legendary composing team's musicals created specifically for that medium. It was originally broadcast live on CBS on March 31, 1957, and was a phenomenal success, viewed by more than 107 million people. Though it originally aired in full color, only a black & white kinescope of the production has survived.

Original Title

Cinderella

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Actors

Julie Andrews

Jon Cypher

Ilka Chase

Kaye Ballard

Alice Ghostley

Edie Adams

Howard Lindsay

Dorothy Stickney

David F. Perkins

George Hall

Alexander Clark

Robert Penn

Iggie Wolfington

Charles Aschmann

Herbert Banke

Donald Barton

Julius J. Bloom

Hank Brunjes

Robert Burland

John Call

Jean Caples

Crew

Ralph Nelson

William Eckart

Jean Eckart

Richard Lewine

Jean Eckart

Robert Barry

Robert Russell Bennett

Oscar Hammerstein II

Richard Rodgers

Oscar Hammerstein II

Rowland Vance

Gene Callahan

Alfredo Antonini

Sabina Daley