The Goose-Girl at the Well

The Goose-Girl at the Well is a 1960 American animated musical fantasy film co-directed by Alex Lovy and Paul Smith, written by Dalton Sandfier and Homer Brightman, adapted from the German fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm and it was produced by Glenn Berman and Walter Lantz. The film featured the voices of Charlton Heston, Bob Hope and Beverly Garland. According to Lantz, it is said it was "closer to the fairy tale of the same name". The film was scored by Eugene Poddany, who scored Walter Lantz's animated short films.

The film was produced by Lantz/Berman Productions, and it was released by Universal-International Pictures on June 3, 1960, and it was grossed $8.5 million from distribution rentals over a $2.5 million budget, and it was the third animated film to be released by Universal. The film has gained a cult following in recent years.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Charlton Heston
 * Bob Hope
 * Beverly Garland

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Production
While Lantz's first feature film The Light Princess was in production, it was announced that producers Glenn Berman and Walter Lantz obtained the film rights to the fairy tale of the same name in 1952. Lantz and Berman received $500,000 to fund the film, with backing from Universal-International Pictures, who distributed the film.

Charlton Heston was announced to voice the film in 1957, followed by Bob Hope and Beverly Garland, who were cast in the adaptation of the film.

Release
The film was originally released on June 3, 1960 by Universal-International Pictures. It was rereleased in 1967, 1971 and 1975.

Home media
The film was released on the MCA DiscoVision laserdisc format on October 8, 1979, making it the second animated feature film to be released on DiscoVision. It was subsequently released on VHS and Betamax by MCA Videocassette on March 10, 1981, and it became the top-selling family video in 1981, surpassing all of Disney's videos which was released by the time.

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Box office
Like The Light Princess, Universal became the top-selling Hollywood studio in the family industry, earning $14 million in the United States and Canada, which generated $8.5 million in distribution rentals.

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Critical reception
The film received a 96% "Approval" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 72 reviews with an average rating of 9.5/10. The conssenus states: "An animated take on The Brothers Grimm's fairy tale, that holds up to the legacy in a set of Universal's animated films." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 95 out of 100, based on 70 critics, indicating "generally positive reviews".

Accolades
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Legacy
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Main transcripts
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