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1. Das kalte Herz (1950)
106 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Peter Munk, a poor charcoal burner, lives with his mother in The Black Forest. Poverty prevents him from marrying Lisbeth, the girl he loves. When he comes across the Little Glass Man, the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Lutz Moik, Hanna Rucker, Paul Bildt, Paul Esser
Votes: 675
2. Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953)
100 min | Family, Fantasy
An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a ... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Thomas Schmidt, Johannes Maus, Friedrich Richter, Trude Hesterberg
Votes: 800
3. Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg (1955)
87 min | Adventure
According to a legend from the Harz region, sometime in the Middle Ages the brutal, greedy owner of the windmill farm set fire to a forest mill together with the castle bailiff and the ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Ballmann | Stars: Eva Kotthaus, Hans-Peter Minetti, Willy A. Kleinau, Werner Peters
Votes: 64
4. Das tapfere Schneiderlein (1956)
83 min | Fantasy, Family
Screen version of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm "The Brave Little Tailor"
Director: Helmut Spieß | Stars: Kurt Schmidtchen, Christel Bodenstein, Horst Drinda, Fred Kronström
Votes: 138
5. The Singing Ringing Tree (1957)
74 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A brave prince wants to win the heart of a stubborn princess by finding the singing, ringing tree for her.
Director: Francesco Stefani | Stars: Christel Bodenstein, Charles Hans Vogt, Eckart Dux, Richard Krüger
Votes: 979
6. Die Geschichte vom armen Hassan (1958)
60 min
Hassan lives somewhere in Central Asia in a sparse and dry landscape. While most people in this area have hardly enough water to survive, the rich merchant Machmud is the owner of a grand ... See full summary »
Director: Gerhard Klein | Stars: Ekkehard Schall, Erwin Geschonneck, E.O. Fuhrmann, Georgetta Sager
Votes: 23
7. Das Feuerzeug (1959)
83 min | Drama, Fantasy
There lived a soldier. He served the king and is now returning home. Once he met an old witch on the way, who promised him mountains of money in exchange for the fact that he would get her an old tinderbox.
Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Rolf Ludwig, Heinz Schubert, Rolf Defrank, Hannes Fischer
Votes: 300
8. Hatifa (1960)
85 min | Adventure
Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Gisela Büttner, Harry Hindemith, Axel Kausmann, Jochen Thomas
Votes: 18
9. Das Zaubermännchen (1960)
73 min | Family, Fantasy
Once upon a time, there lived a lazy miller who spent all his time drinking wine and telling stories. When the king's treasurer comes to him with a demand to pay the tax, the miller lies that his daughter Marie can spin gold from straw.
Director: Christoph Engel | Stars: Karl-Heinz Rothin, Karin Lesch, Reinhard Michalke, Peter Dommisch
Votes: 136
10. Snow White (1961)
63 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Hated by her jealous and bloodthirsty stepmother, Snow White flees a murder attempt and seeks shelter in the woods with seven kindly dwarfs. Feeling she is safe from harm, Snow White ... See full summary »
Director: Gottfried Kolditz | Stars: Doris Weikow, Marianne Christina Schilling, Wolf-Dieter Panse, Harry Hindemith
Votes: 266
11. Die goldene Jurte (1961)
79 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Based on a Mongolian folktale, this film features the colorful traditions and magical landscape of that part of the world.
Directors: Ravjagiin Dorjpalam, Gottfried Kolditz | Stars: Dshambaagijn Lubsandshamdz, Tsegmid Tsagaan, Batsuchijn Zorig, Surengin Suchbaatar
Votes: 57
12. Das hölzerne Kälbchen (1961)
66 min | Family
Director: Bernhard Thieme | Stars: Günther Haack, Ursula Alberts, Kurt Steingraf, Gertrud Brendler
Votes: 16
13. Das Märchenschloß (1961)
53 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Director: Herrmann Zschoche | Stars: Lutz Bosselmann, Jürgen Krüger, Andreas Neugebauer, Rosemarie Stein
14. Little Red Riding-Hood (1962)
72 min | Family, Fantasy
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Rotkaeppchen. She lived with her father and mother at the edge of a village, and often visited her grandmother on the other side of the woods.... See full summary »
Director: Götz Friedrich | Stars: Blanche Kommerell, Helga Raumer, Horst Kube, Friedel Nowack
Votes: 172
15. Frau Holle (1963)
59 min | Family, Fantasy
Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters: one was her own, the other was a stepdaughter. The eldest relative was ugly and lazy, and the youngest was beautiful and hardworking.
Director: Gottfried Kolditz | Stars: Mathilde Danegger, Karin Ugowski, Katharina Lind, Elfriede Florin
Votes: 277
16. Die goldene Gans (1964)
67 min | Family, Fantasy
In one fairy-tale kingdom, the princess stopped laughing. No one knows the cause of this sudden illness. The worried king promises half the kingdom and a daughter in marriage to the one who will make the princess at least smile.
Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Kaspar Eichel, Karin Ugowski, Uwe-Detlev Jessen, Peter Dommisch
Votes: 310
17. König Drosselbart (1965)
74 min | Fantasy
Tale of the capricious princess. Adapting the Tales of the Brothers Grimm "King Thrushbeard".
Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Karin Ugowski, Manfred Krug, Martin Flörchinger, Evamaria Heyse
Votes: 285
18. Pinocchio (1967)
G | 75 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A lovely, humorous live-action rendition of the classic children's story by Carlo Collodi about the adventures of a wooden boy carved from a magical piece of wood by a puppetmaker.
Directors: Walter Beck, Ron Merk | Stars: Martin Flörchinger, Alfred Müller, Martin Hellberg, Vera Oelschlegel
Votes: 42
19. Wie heiratet man einen König (1969)
74 min | Family
A peasant daughter solves three tasks of the king and frees her father from prison. The heart of the king of the kingdom was won over by the girl's mind and kindness, and he married her.
Director: Rainer Simon | Stars: Dieter Mann, Lilo Grahn, Gudrun Ritter, Christa Pasemann
Votes: 101
20. Sleeping Beauty (1971)
71 min | Family, Fantasy
When the Fairy of Industry is not invited to the birth of the princess, she sees that the child pricks her finger on a spindle and falls in a cursed sleep. For 100 years she has to wait for a prince to awaken her again.
Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Juliane Korén, Vera Oelschlegel, Helmut Schreiber, Burkhard Mann
Votes: 174
21. Sechse kommen durch die Welt (1972)
69 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The King of Malabunt has won another war, after decorating himself and his three wooden marshals, he dismisses his army with a low wages. One of his soldiers protest this and is thrown into... See full summary »
Director: Rainer Simon | Stars: Jirí Menzel, Günter Schubert, Friedo Solter, Olga Strub
Votes: 82
22. Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Family
Life changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the family coachman gives her three magical hazelnuts.
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Carola Braunbock, Rolf Hoppe
Votes: 11,653
23. Susanne und der Zauberring (1973)
70 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The twelve-year old Susanne is a dreamer and feels misunderstood by her classmates. She pours out her heart to an old lock keeper, who understands her well. He gives her a ring, which has ... See full summary »
Director: Erwin Stranka | Stars: Monika Wolf, Ronald Geißler, Thomas Kerrat, Olaf Piesker
Votes: 31
24. Hans Röckle und der Teufel (1974)
75 min | Family, Fantasy
Hans Röckle, a cheerful, skillful puppeteer and inventor, returns to his native village after a long wandering. One day, the Devil comes to his house to get the soul and talent of the master.
Director: Hans Kratzert | Stars: Rolf Hoppe, Peter Aust, Herbert Köfer, Regina Beyer
Votes: 99
25. The Blue Light (1976)
82 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Farmer Has is drawn into war as a soldier. Returning from the front, having been defrauded of his pay by his own king, he makes his way home. On his trip, he encounters a witch who asks him... See full summary »
Director: Iris Gusner | Stars: Viktor Semyonov, Fred Delmare, Katharina Thalbach, Helmut Straßburger
Votes: 67
26. Wer reißt denn gleich vorm Teufel aus (1977)
92 min | Family, Fantasy
Adaptation of Grimm's fairy tale "Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren"
Director: Egon Schlegel | Stars: Hans-Joachim Frank, Dieter Franke, Rolf Ludwig, Katrin Martin
Votes: 106
27. Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (1979)
70 min | Family, Fantasy
Screen version of the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm about two sisters - Schneeweißchen and Rosenrot, who with their love saved Princes Michael and Andreas from the evil spells of the Mountain Spirit
Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Julie Juristová, Katrin Martin, Pavel Trávnícek, Bodo Wolf
Votes: 460
28. Kocicí princ (1979)
79 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The castle custodian Král is moving to a new place of work with his wife, son Radek and a five - years old daughter Terezka. Radek takes his cat Líza with him. A fully loaded truck moves ... See full summary »
Director: Ota Koval | Stars: Pavel Hachle, Zaneta Fuchsová, Winfried Glatzeder, Jana Andrsová-Vectomová
Votes: 78
29. Der Spiegel des großen Magus (1981)
78 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Dieter Scharfenberg | Stars: Eberhard Esche, Juraj Durdiak, Klaus Piontek, Hanna Bieluszko
Votes: 17
30. Der Prinz hinter den sieben Meeren (1982)
87 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Before her death, the queen mother asked the fairy that her youngest son should be loved by a girl for whom he would be the only happiness. The fairy was wise and therefore - turned the young man into a wild beast.
Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Marina Krogull, Bodo Wolf, Renate Blume, Manfred Heine
Votes: 55
31. Die vertauschte Königin (1984)
74 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The castle is home to a power-hungry, capricious queen who wakes her subjects every morning with a cannon shot. And always the core goes to the forge. The dissatisfied blacksmith decided to teach the queen a lesson.
Director: Dieter Scharfenberg | Stars: Ursula Karusseit, Kurt Böwe, Klaus Piontek, Christian Steyer
Votes: 56
32. Gritta of the Rats' Castle (1985)
79 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The tale of young Gritta who lives with her father, an unsuccessful inventor. When her new stepmother tries to put her away in a convent she discovers some dark secrets there.
Director: Jürgen Brauer | Stars: Nadja Klier, Hermann Beyer, Suher Saleh, Fred Delmare
Votes: 166
33. Carovné dedictví (1986)
77 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Zdenek Zelenka | Stars: Martin Pert, Rudolf Stedry, Tereza Chudobová, Milos Kopecký
Votes: 44
34. Der Bärenhäuter (1986)
81 min | Family, Fantasy
East German fairy tale adaption of the Brothers Grimm story "Bearskin" in which a soldier is tasked by the devil to not wash himself for seven years. In return, the soldier receives a pocket that never runs out of money.
Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Jens-Uwe Bogadtke, Jürgen Trott, Janina Hartwig, Klaus Mertens
Votes: 80
35. Froschkönig (1988)
65 min | Fantasy, Romance
Fairytale in which a princess fails to keep her promises and is taught a lesson.
Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Jana Mattukat, Jens-Uwe Bogadtke, Peter Sodann, Franziska Glöss-Ebermann
Votes: 116
36. Der Eisenhans (1988)
79 min | Family, Fantasy
In ancient times, people lived in peace and harmony with nature, which was personified by the forest spirit, Iron Hans. However, human greed and cruelty grew stronger, and one king ordered to catch Iron Hans and imprison him in a cage.
Director: Karl-Heinz Lotz | Stars: Dirk Schoedon, Gundula Köster, Asad Schwarz, Johannes Knittel
Votes: 26
37. Die Geschichte von der Gänseprinzessin und ihrem treuen Pferd Falada (1989)
79 min | Family, Fantasy
Princess Aurinia goes with her maid Lisa to the castle of King Ewald, his son Ivo, to whom she is promised as a wife. On the way, Lisa forces the princess into a role reversal, her secret plan is that she herself wants to be queen.
Director: Konrad Petzold | Stars: Dana Morávková, Alexander Höchst, Eberhard Mellies, Silvia Mißbach
Votes: 192
38. Verflixtes Mißgeschick! (1989)
71 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Family
A creature bearing the ominous name "Mishap" is hot in pursuit of an unfortunate lumberjack and eventually decides to live with him. It soon gets bored, however, and asks the lumberjack to ... See full summary »
Director: Hannelore Unterberg | Stars: Stefan Saborowski, Kurt Böwe, Ulrich Anschütz, Heike Meyer
Votes: 13
39. Das Kleid (1961)
88 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes." Hans and Kumpan repeatedly try to enter a town surrounded by a tall, impenetrable wall, where everyone is apparently very ... See full summary »
Directors: Konrad Petzold, Egon Günther | Stars: Wolf Kaiser, Horst Drinda, Werner Lierck, Lore Frisch
Votes: 54
40. Der kleine und der große Klaus (1971 TV Movie)
58 min | Family
Director: Celino Bleiweiß | Stars: Fred Düren, Siegfried Kilian, Monika Woytowicz, Hannes Fischer
Votes: 47
41. Die schwarze Mühle (1975 TV Movie)
84 min | Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Celino Bleiweiß | Stars: Leon Niemczyk, Klaus Brasch, Wolfgang Penz, Peter Bause
Votes: 61
42. Die Regentrude (1976 TV Movie)
67 min | Fantasy, Family
The Germanic pagan deity, 'The Rainmaiden' has fallen asleep, causing widespread drought and poverty. A young couple, Andreas and Maren must trick an old goblin into leading them to the magic garden of 'The Rainmaiden' and wake her up.
Director: Ursula Schmenger | Stars: Cox Habbema, Brigitte Heinrich, Ingolf Gorges, Fred Delmare
Votes: 65
43. Der Hasenhüter (1977 TV Movie)
49 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Director: Ursula Schmenger | Stars: Jaroslava Schallerová, Jan Spitzer, Erik S. Klein, Doris Thalmer
Votes: 21
44. Die zertanzten Schuhe (1977 TV Movie)
44 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Ursula Schmenger | Stars: Renate Blume, Birgit Edenharter, Kaspar Eichel, Peter Friedrichson
Votes: 75
45. Der Meisterdieb (1978 TV Movie)
60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Wolfgang Hübner | Stars: Klaus Piontek, Dieter Franke, Margit Bendokat, Erika Pelikowsky
Votes: 27
46. Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen (1979 TV Movie)
57 min | Family, Fantasy
Poor Hans travels around the world in search of power and wealth. His path leads him to a remote house where an old mother lives with a goose maid. The old woman fulfills his excessive ... See full summary »
Director: Ursula Schmenger | Stars: Jaroslava Schallerová, David Schneider, Christine Schorn, Günter Naumann
Votes: 66
47. Gevatter Tod (1980 TV Movie)
Fantasy
Director: Wolfgang Hübner | Stars: Dieter Franke, Jan Spitzer, Hannes Fischer, Janina Hartwig
Votes: 53
48. Zauber um Zinnober (1983)
81 min | Fantasy
Director: Celino Bleiweiß | Stars: Walter Hermann, Arno Wyzniewski, Henry Hübchen, Carl-Martin Spengler
Votes: 16
49. Rapunzel or the Magic of Tears (1988 TV Movie)
84 min | Family, Fantasy
Rapunzel lives alone in the woods, in a tower with no doors. Then, one day, a mysterious stranger comes for a visit.
Director: Ursula Schmenger | Stars: Sylvia Wolff, Dirk Schoedon, Renate Blume, Günther Grabbert
Votes: 61
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