''Rumpelstiltskin'' is a 1985

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depicting the famous

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story of a miller's daughter and a little man who can spin straw into gold. Premiering on CTV in

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and in the

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on December 14, 1985, Rumpelstiltskin was released onto

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in 1986, on VHS.

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was the distributor, in association with several

animation firms. The film was first released onto

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on October 30, 2007 coupled with ''"The Tin Soldier"'', released in 1986, in a Holiday two-pack. Nelvana obtains the rights to this special as of 2007, although they weren't originally part of the special's production.

Cast

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as The narrator * Robert Bockstael as Rumpelstiltskin *

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as Miller's Daughter * Les Lye as Miller *

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as the King

References

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