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The Storyteller: Sapsorrow

Steve Barron

1988 • 24m

A beautiful princess seeking to escape an arranged marriage, flees to a distant kingdom and disguises herself as a loathsome hag. But then she falls in love with the new kingdom's prince.

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow

Cast

John Hurt

John HurtThe Storyteller

Alison Doody

Alison DoodySapsorrow

James Wilby

James WilbyPrince

Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer SaundersBadsister 1

Dawn French

Dawn FrenchBadsister 2

Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey BayldonKing

Tim Barker

Tim BarkerMinister

Robert TygnerBadger/Squirrel/Birds

David GreenawayBadger/Squirrel/Birds

Mak Wilson

Mak WilsonBadger/Squirrel/Birds

Brian Henson

Brian HensonThe Storyteller's Dog

Kate Williams

Kate WilliamsChief Maid

Angus Barnett

Angus BarnettServant 1

Dawn Archibald

Dawn ArchibaldServant 2

Edward Tudor-Pole

Edward Tudor-PolePage

Crew

Steve Barron

Steve BarronDirector

Anthony Minghella

Anthony MinghellaWriter

Jim Henson

Jim HensonExecutive Producer