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Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971)
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.
Updated May 12 2020
Cast
Alexander Grant
Pigling Bland / Peter Rabbit
Julie Wood
Mrs. Tittlemouse
Ann Howard
Jemina Puddleduck
Bob Mead
Fox
Garry Grant
Alexander
Sally Ashby
Mrs. Pettitoes / Tabitha
Crew
Reginald Mills
Director
John Brabourne
Executive Producer
Richard B. Goodwin
Writer
Richard B. Goodwin
Producer
Christine Edzard
Writer
Beatrix Potter
Novel
Frederick Ashton
Choreographer
