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The Brothers Grimm (die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were German academics who together collected and published folklore.
Aug 26, 2005 · Matt Damon and Heath Ledger star as con-artist brothers who encounter a real fairy-tale curse in 19th-century Germany. Directed by Terry Gilliam, the film features action, adventure, horror and humor, as well as references to the Grimm brothers' stories.
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- 2005-08-26
The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam. The film stars Matt Damon, Heath Ledger and Lena Headey in a heavily fictional reimagining of the Brothers Grimm as traveling con-artists in French-occupied Germany, during the early 19th century.
A collection of the complete fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, translated into English. Browse the list of stories by title, number, or theme, and read the original versions online.
May 29, 2024 · The Brothers Grimm were German folklorists and linguists who are best known for their Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1812–22), which led to the modern study of folklore. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm together compiled other collections of folk music and folk literature, and Jacob did important work in historical linguistics and philology.
Aug 26, 2005 · A fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger as the famous fairy tale brothers. The film follows their quest to stop a witch who kidnaps young girls in a French village.
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Brothers Grimm, German folklorists and philologists. Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm (b. Jan. 4, 1785, Hanau, Hesse-Kassel [Germany]—d. Sept. 20, 1863, Berlin) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (b. Feb. 24, 1786, Hanau, Hesse-Kassel [Germany]—d. Dec. 16, 1859, Berlin) spent most of their lives in literary research as librarians and professors at the ...