Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953)

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

Writers:

Wilhelm Hauff (fairy tale), Peter Podehl,

Stars:

Thomas Schmidt, Johannes Maus, Friedrich Richter

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Schmidt	...	Kleiner Muck
Johannes Maus	...	Altgewordener Muck
Friedrich Richter	...	Mukrah
Trude Hesterberg	...	Ahavzi
Alwin Lippisch	...	Sultan
Silja Lesny	...	Amarza
Heinz Kammer	...	Bajazid
Gerhard Hänsel	...	Hassan
Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz	...	Oberster Ramudschin
Richard Nagy	...	Oberer Ramudschin
Gerd Frickhöffer	...	Unterer Ramudschin
Werner Peters	...	Unterster Ramudschin
Charles Hans Vogt	...	Magier
Harry Riebauer	...	Laeufer Murad
Ursula Kempert	...	Sklavin

Storyline

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 heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges... Based on a fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff.

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Plot Keywords:

magic | shoes | magic wand | desert | tale | 

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Genres:

Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

East Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

23 December 1953 (East Germany)

Also Known As:

The Story of Little Mook

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deutsche Film (DEFA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Wolfgang Staudte was scheduled to direct the film Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, but due to an incomplete script and disagreements with Bertolt Brecht (the author of the play) the project was laid off. To Staudte, Little Mook was, at first, little more than an interim solution.

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Quotes

Kleiner Muck: There is a certain type of prince, he cannot be healed of this disease.
Bajazid: But I'm not that type, right? I must be a different one... What, ah, what kind of prince is it?
Kleiner Muck: Such a prince is not worthy to marry a beautiful princess - like Amarza. Those princes are false, vain, and dumb!

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Connections

Version of Der kleine Muck (1921)

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