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Once Upon A Mattress
Once Upon A Mattress

Once Upon A Mattress

Tracey Ullmann in the third remake of this Broadway classic.

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Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes off to the swamps and brings back Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends).

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

18 December 2005

Country

United States of America

Cast

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Queen Aggravain

Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman

Princess Winnifred

Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare

Prince Dauntless

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Lady Larken

Matthew Morrison

Matthew Morrison

Sir Harry

Michael Boatman

Michael Boatman

The Jester

Tom Smothers

Tom Smothers

King Sextimus

Edward Hibbert

Edward Hibbert

The Wizard

Shailene Woodley

Shailene Woodley

Molly

Brittany Gray

Brittany Gray

Ensemble

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