The Princess on the Glass Hill

The Princess on the Glass Hill is a 1966 American animated feature film directed by Paul J. Smith, written by Cal Howard and Homer Brightman, based on the Norweigan fairy tale of the same name by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe and it was produced by Glenn Berman and Walter Lantz. It features the voices of Diane Baker, Hayley Mills, Tony Randall, Richard Boone and Daws Butler. The film was scored by Walter Greene.

The film was produced by Lantz/Berman Productions and it was released on October 14, 1966 by Universal Pictures, and it was grossed $10.2 million in distribution rentals over a $4 million budget, making it the sixth animated feature film to be distributed by Universal.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Diane Baker
 * Hayley Mills
 * Tony Randall
 * Richard Boone
 * Daws Butler

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Production
In 1959, producers Walter Lantz and Glenn Berman optioned the feature film rights to the fairy tale "The Princess on the Glass Hill" while it was in post-production on The Goose-Girl at the Well. It received $1 million to fund the film, with a total salary of $5 million, and Universal Pictures was approached to distribute the film. According to head of production Edward Muhl, he called it "Universal's Cinderella".

Diane Baker was approached to voice one of the characters in 1961, followed by Tony Randall in 1962, Richard Boone in 1963 and Hayley Mills in 1964, while Daws Butler performed one of the voices. Walter Greene, who scored most of Walter Lantz's shorts was signed on to do the soundtrack for the film in 1964 and created musical songs.

Release
The film was originally released on October 14, 1966 by Universal Pictures, and it was rereleased in 1972 and 1975.

Home media
The film was released on MCA DiscoVision on February 14, 1980, and it was released to coincide with Valentine's Day, and it became the top selling family video of 1980, outpacing the Disney videotapes. It was subsequently released on VHS and Betamax on December 25, 1981 by MCA Videocassette, which happened on the same day Michael Wildshill's directorial debut The Master of Colors was released, and it surpassed Disney's Alice in Wonderland to became the top selling video by early 1982.

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Box office
The film earned estimated theatrical rentals of $10.2 million in its initial theatrical release, while upping it to $12.6 million when it was re-released in 1972, and after several rereleases, earned a total of $130 million in the box office, and it soon to surpassed Hanna-Barbera's The Man Called Flintstone with its biggest budget earned by money as the highest grossing animated film of 1966.

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Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, it received positive reviews from critics, earning a 99% "Approval" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 83 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 9.7/10. The consensus states: "The Princess on the Glass Hill looks like it pretended to be the next Cinderella, but it overpowers much of its success with its biggest animated film from 1966." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average of 97 out of 100, indicating "generally positive reviews".

Accolades
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Legacy
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Main transcripts
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Trailer transcripts
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