Hans im Glück (1999)

As a small boy, Hans is sent by his poor parents to an old mill days from home, where he works for seven years as the miller's industrious apprentice. When Hans decides, having outgrown the... See full summary »

Director:

Rolf Losansky

Writers:

Gabriel Genschow, Jacob Grimm (story)

Stars:

Andreas Bieber, Walfriede Schmitt, Günter Naumann

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andreas Bieber	...	Hans
Walfriede Schmitt	...	Mutter
Günter Naumann	...	Vater
Harald Dietl	...	Müller
Marlene Meyer-Dunker	...	Anna
Rolf Hoppe	...	Reiter
Fred Delmare	...	Bauer
Wolfgang Völz	...	Metzger
Marlene Marlow	...	Karoline
Achim Wolff	...	Scherenschleifer
Karl Dall	...	Räuber Grabsch
Kalle Pohl	...	Räuber Klau
André Hennicke	...	Pferdehändler
Günter Schubert	...	Gendarm (as Günther Schubert)
Evelyn Meyka	...	Bäuerin

Storyline

As a small boy, Hans is sent by his poor parents to an old mill days from home, where he works for seven years as the miller's industrious apprentice. When Hans decides, having outgrown the bed, to return home with his pet raven Jako, despite a fancy for the miller's daughter Anna, his compounded rich pay is a lump of gold. When Hans gets tired of carrying the heavy lump, the ignoramus trades the onerous treasure for a willful horse. Realizing he's no rider, Hans trades the mount for a cow, and unable to milk it properly makes another trade, for a sheep, next trades again for a pig. The thieving tramp Caroline, who dresses as 'boy' Friedrich, tricks Hans out of the pig which she says is stolen, leaving him the goose she really stole, but he makes his last trade before the police turns up...

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Plot Keywords:

fairy tale | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

1 April 1999 (Germany)

Company Credits

Production Co:

G.G.-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1