The Snow Queen is the 17th episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre. The story is adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen story of The Snow Queen and stars Melissa Gilbert as Gerda and Lee Remick as the Snow Queen, with Lance Kerwin as Kay. The teleplay was written by Maryedith Burrell, who has also appeared in the series as a performer.
The story featured in this episode is a simplified version of the original tale, with the back...
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The Snow Queen is the 17th episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre. The story is adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen story of The Snow Queen and stars Melissa Gilbert as Gerda and Lee Remick as the Snow Queen, with Lance Kerwin as Kay. The teleplay was written by Maryedith Burrell, who has also appeared in the series as a performer.
The story featured in this episode is a simplified version of the original tale, with the backstory and motivations of Gerda and Kay kept the same. However, in this version the Snow Queen's actions are based on kindness, and she takes Kay away with the purpose of helping him.
The distorting mirror is a creation of a wicked goblin who flies above the Earth looking for tricks he can play on mortals. One winter's day he spots Gerda and Kay playing on the roof of Grandmother's house and smashes the mirror. The shards fall and one piece enters Kay's left eye. As he is mocking Gerda he falls off the roof and lands in the snow below. When he...
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