Jacob Grimm

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Jacob Grimm

Writing January 4, 1785

Hanau, Germany

Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785 – 20 September 1863), also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's…

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Tangled

Tangled

7.6 2010 Movie
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

7.1 1937 Movie
Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror

5.9 2012 Movie
Snow White

Snow White

4.3 2025 Movie
Gretel & Hansel

Gretel & Hansel

6.0 2020 Movie
Snow White

Snow White

5.9 2001 Movie
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty

The Curse of Sleeping Beauty

5.2 2016 Movie
Looney Tunes

Looney Tunes

8.6 1929 TV Show
White as Snow

White as Snow

5.1 2019 Movie
Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

6.5 1958 TV Show
The Bremen Town Musicians

The Bremen Town Musicians

7.1 1969 Movie
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

4.4 2014 Movie

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Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785 – 20 September 1863), also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's law of linguistics, and was the co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie, and the editor of Grimms' Fairy Tales. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm; together, they were the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2028
    Tangled

    Movie Other

  2. 2025
    Flower of the Dawn

    Movie Story

  3. 2025
    Snow White: The Sacrifice

    Movie Story

  4. 2025
    Snow White

    Movie Original Story

  5. 2024
    Rapunzel and the Return of the Falcons

    Movie Original Story

  6. 2024
    Fiego and the Magic Fish

    Movie Original Story

  7. 2024
    Red Wolf

    Movie Original Story

  8. 2022
    There Was Once...

    Movie Book

  9. 2021
    Rumpelstilzchen

    Movie Story

  10. 2020
    L'Amour vainqueur

    Movie Original Story

  11. 2020
    Gretel & Hansel

    Movie Original Story

  12. 2019
    White as Snow

    Movie Original Story

  13. 2018
    Der süße Brei

    Movie Novel

  14. 2017
    Nazli

    Movie Story

  15. 2016
    The Girl Without Hands

    Movie Story

  16. 2016
    The Curse of Sleeping Beauty

    Movie Story

More credits
  1. 2015
    Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel & Gretel

    Movie Original Story

  2. 2014
    Sleeping Beauty

    Movie Original Story

  3. 2012
    Die sechs Schwäne

    Movie Story

  4. 2012
    Hänsel und Gretel

    Movie Story

  5. 2012
    Allerleirauh

    Movie Story

  6. 2012
    Rotkäppchen

    Movie Story

  7. 2012
    Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot

    Movie Story

  8. 2012
    Mirror Mirror

    Movie Original Story

  9. 2011
    Die zertanzten Schuhe

    Movie Story

  10. 2011
    Die Sterntaler

    Movie Original Story

  11. 2011
    Aschenputtel

    Movie Story

  12. 2011
    Jorinde und Joringel

    Movie Story

  13. 2011
    Scarlet

    Movie Original Story

  14. 2011
    The Seven Ravens

    Movie Story

  15. 2010
    Der Meisterdieb

    Movie Original Story

  16. 2010
    Das blaue Licht

    Movie Story

  17. 2010
    Aschenputtel

    Movie Author

  18. 2010
    Tangled

    Movie Other

  19. 2010
    Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten

    Movie Story

  20. 2009
    Die Gänsemagd

    Movie Story

  21. 2009
    Rumpelstilzchen

    Movie Story

  22. 2009
    Dornröschen

    Movie Story

  23. 2009
    Der gestiefelte Kater

    Movie Story

  24. 2009
    Rapunzel

    Movie Story