Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (1979)

In an enchanted forest, the princely brothers Michael and Andreas get lost and are transformed, by a mountain spirit who jealously guards his underground treasure, into animals until the ... See full summary »

Director:

Siegfried Hartmann

Writers:

Margot Beichler (scenario), Jacob Grimm (story),

Stars:

Julie Juristová, Katrin Martin, Pavel Trávnícek

Cast

Cast overview:
Julie Juristová	...	Schneeweißchen
Katrin Martin	...	Rosenrot
Pavel Trávnícek	...	Michael
Bodo Wolf	...	Andreas
Hans-Peter Minetti	...	Berggeist
Johannes Wieke	...	Matthias
Annemone Haase	...	Mutter
Hajo Mende	...	Klaus
Pedro Hebenstreit	...	Bär
Helmut Schreiber	...	Bertram
Erich Löwel	...	Dietmar
Erik S. Klein	...	König

Storyline

In an enchanted forest, the princely brothers Michael and Andreas get lost and are transformed, by a mountain spirit who jealously guards his underground treasure, into animals until the unlikely event of sincere love from a human. The only persons who may be able to give such love are the local commoner sisters Snowwhite and Rose-red, who are kind and helpful by nature and stand to harvest unimagined rewards.

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Plot Keywords:

brother brother relationship

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Genres:

Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

East Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

6 July 1979 (East Germany)

Also Known As:

Hófehér és Rózsapiros

Filming Locations:

Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deutsche Film (DEFA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Color:

Color (Orwocolor)

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Connections

Version of Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (2012)

User Reviews

PLEASING FILM

Another of those well-made children's film the East German DEFA was famed for. Nice cast - Hans-Peter Minetti is very fine as the Ghost of the Mountains - good direction and set design make a pleasing film for all ages, though the often used and monotonous Pan-pipe (at least it sounded to me as a Pan-pipe) was getting on my nerves after a while.