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Rumpelstiltskin (1955 film)

Rumpelstiltskin (German: Rumpelstilzchen) is a 1955 fantasy film directed by Herbert B. Fredersdorf. It stars Werner Krüger 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.