Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972 film)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a 1972 British musical film based on the Lewis Carroll novel of the same name. It had a star-filled cast including Fiona Fullerton as Alice, Michael Crawford as the White Rabbit, Sir Ralph Richardson as the Caterpillar, Sir Robert Helpmann as the Mad Hatter, Peter Sellers as the March Hare, Roy Kinnear as the Cheshire Cat, Dudley Moore as the Dormouse and Hywel Bennett as Robinson Duckworth. John Barry composed the score. This is a very interesting film for Hywel Bennett as he has no dialogue in the movie.

In 1973, the film won the BAFTA Film Award at the BAFTA Awards Ceremony for Best Cinematography, won by Geoffrey Unsworth, and Best Costume Design, won by Anthony Mendleson.

The film is also known as: Alice au pays des merveilles in France, Alice im Wunderland in West Germany, Las aventuras de Alicia in Spain, Le avventure di Alice nel paese delle meraviglie in Italy, Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in Australia and Οι Περιπέτειες της Αλίκης στη Χώρα των Θαυμάτων Oi peripeteies tis Alikis sti hora ton thavmaton in Greece.

 

Cast

Fiona Fullerton - Alice
Michael Jayston - Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
Hywel Bennett - Duckworth
Michael Crawford - White Rabbit
Davy Kaye - Mouse
William Ellis - Dodo
Freddie Earlle - Guinea Pig Pat
Julian Chagrin - Bill the Lizard
Mike Elles - Guinea Pig Two
Ralph Richardson - The Caterpillar
Fred Cox - Tweedledum (as Freddie Cox)
Frank Cox - Tweedledee
Peter O'Farrell - Fish Footman
Ian Trigger - Frog Footman (as Peter Trigger)
Peter Bull - Duchess
Patsy Rowlands - Cook
Roy Kinnear - Cheshire Cat
Robert Helpmann - The Mad Hatter
Peter Sellers - The March Hare
Dudley Moore - Dormouse
Dennis Waterman - 2 of Spades
Ray Brooks - 5 of Spades
Richard Warwick - 7 of Spades
Dennis Price - King of Hearts
Flora Robson - Queen of Hearts
Rodney Bewes - Knave of Hearts
Spike Milligan - Gryphon
Michael Hordern - Mock Turtle
Victoria Shallard - Lorina
Pippa Vickers - Edith
Ray Edwards - Eagle
Stanley Bates - Monkey
Melita Manger - Squirrel
Angela Morgan - Lory
June Kidd - Magpie
Michael Reardon - Frog
Brian Tripping - Duck

"The Duchess Is Waiting"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Michael Crawford

"Curiouser And Curiourser"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Fiona Fullerton

"You've To Know When To Stop"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Davy Kaye

"The Royal Processions"
Music by John Barry

"The Last Word Is Mine"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Michael Crawford and Fiona Fullerton

"Digging For Apples"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Freddie Earlle

"There Goes Bill"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Freddie Earlle and Mike Elles

"How Doth The Little Busy Bee"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Fiona Fullerton

"Dum And Dee Dance (Nursery Rhyme)"
Lyrics by Lewis Carroll and Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Fiona Fullerton

"From The Queen An Invitation For The Duchess To Play Croquette"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Peter O'Farrell and Ian Trigger

"The Duchess' Lullaby"
Lyrics by Lewis Carroll and Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Peter Bull and Patsy Rowlands

"It's More Like A Pig Than A Baby"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Fiona Fullerton

"I See What I Eat"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Robert Helpmann, Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore and Fiona Fullerton

"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Bat"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Robert Helpmann, Peter Sellers

"The Pun Song"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Robert Helpmann, Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore and Fiona Fullerton

"Off With Their Heads"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Flora Robson

"The Croquet Game"
Music by John Barry

"Off With Their Heads (Reprise)"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Flora Robson

"I've Never Been This Far Before"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Michael Crawford and Fiona Fullerton

"The Moral Song"
Lyrics by Lewis Carroll and Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Peter Bull

"The Me I Never Knew"
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Fiona Fullerton

"The Lobster Quadrille (The Mock Turtle's Song)"
Music by John Barry

"Will You Walk A Little Faster, Said A Whiting To A Snail"
Lyrics by Lewis Carroll and Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Michael Hordern and Spike Milligan

"They Told Me (Evidence Read At The Trail Of The Knave Of Hearts"
Lyrics by Lewis Carroll and Don Black
Music by John Barry
Performed by Michael Crawford

Home Video

It has been released onto video and DVD several times, but it has not undergone a proper restoration. A new DVD is expected upon the release of the new Tim Burton (2010) film.