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The Tinder Box (1959)

Genre : Fantasy, Family

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Siegfried Hartmann
Writer : Siegfried Hartmann, Anneliese Kocialek, Fred Rodrian

Synopsis

A young soldier discovers three chests of copper, silver and gold and an old tinder-box in the hollow of an old oak tree. He is now rich. But he squanders the money until it is all gone. All he has left is the old tinder-box. He uses it to light a small pipe and three large dogs come to his rescue. Based on the fairy-tale by Hans Christian Anderson.

Actors

Rolf Ludwig
Rolf Ludwig
Der Soldat
Heinz Schubert
Heinz Schubert
Der Geizige
Rolf Defrank
Rolf Defrank
Der Eitle
Hannes Fischer
Hannes Fischer
Der Dicke
Hans Fiebrandt
Hans Fiebrandt
Der König
Maria Besendahl
Maria Besendahl
Die Königin
Senta Bonacker
Senta Bonacker
Die Kammerfrau
Bella Waldritter
Bella Waldritter
Die Hexe
Fritz Schlegel
Fritz Schlegel
Der Wirt
Barbara Mehlan
Barbara Mehlan
Prinzessin
Maria Wendt
Maria Wendt
Altes Mütterchen
Steffie Spira
Steffie Spira
Köchin
Johannes Maus
Johannes Maus
Meister Schaft
Friedrich Teitge
Friedrich Teitge
Schreiber (uncredited)
Jochen Diestelmann
Jochen Diestelmann
Offizier des Königs
Kay Sikor
Kay Sikor
Offizier des Königs
Jean Brahn
Jean Brahn
Wachsoldat

Crews

Siegfried Hartmann
Siegfried Hartmann
Director
Siegfried Hartmann
Siegfried Hartmann
Screenplay
Anneliese Kocialek
Anneliese Kocialek
Screenplay
Fred Rodrian
Fred Rodrian
Screenplay
Erich Gusko
Erich Gusko
Director of Photography
Hildegard Conrad
Hildegard Conrad
Editor
Hans Poppe
Hans Poppe
Set Designer
Marianne Schmidt
Marianne Schmidt
Costume Design
Hannes Schneider
Hannes Schneider
Still Photographer
Siegfried Bethmann
Siegfried Bethmann
Original Music Composer
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Original Story
Margot Beichler
Margot Beichler
Dramaturgy

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