Rumpelstiltskin (1955 film)

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Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstilzchen
Directed byHerbert B. Fredersdorf
Written byChristof Schulz-Gellen
Produced byAlfred Förster
Starring
CinematographyTed Kornowicz
Edited byLisa Thiemann
Music byRichard Stauch
Distributed by
  • Förster Film (GER)
  • K Gordon Murray Productions (USA)
Release date
  • 9 September 1955 (1955-09-09) (West Germany)
  • 13 November 1965 (1965-11-13) (U.S.)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Languages

Rumpelstiltskin (German: Rumpelstilzchen) is a 1955 fantasy film directed by Herbert B. Fredersdorf. It stars as the title character. The film was released in the United States by K. Gordon Murray in 1965 and re-released by Paramount Pictures in 1974.

Plot[]

The miller's daughter Marie is demanded to spin straw into gold for the king. She has given up all hope until suddenly a little man appears. He wants to help Marie, but only under a cruel condition ...

Based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.[1]

Cast[]

  • Werner Krüger as Rumpelstilzchen
  • Liane Croon as the Miller's daughter Marie
  • Wilhelm Grothe as the Miller Mehlsack
  • Hermann Hartmann as the Coachman
  • Günter Hertel as the King's son Max
  • F. W. Schröder-Schrom as the King
  • Harry Wüstenhagen as the Treasurer
  • Helmut Ziegner as the Prime Minister

References[]

  1. ^ "Rumpelstilzchen". Cinema.de. Retrieved 12 July 2015.

External links[]


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