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Die goldene Gans

  • 19641964
  • 1h 7m
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6.4/10
263
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Die goldene Gans (1964)
  • Family
  • Fantasy
Klaus lives with his two brothers Kunz and Franz in a little village. Together, they ply their trade as cobblers in a small workshop. But the workload rests mainly on the shoulders of ill-tr... Read allKlaus lives with his two brothers Kunz and Franz in a little village. Together, they ply their trade as cobblers in a small workshop. But the workload rests mainly on the shoulders of ill-treated Klaus. When Kunz and Franz go off into the forest to chop wood for fuel they run int... Read allKlaus lives with his two brothers Kunz and Franz in a little village. Together, they ply their trade as cobblers in a small workshop. But the workload rests mainly on the shoulders of ill-treated Klaus. When Kunz and Franz go off into the forest to chop wood for fuel they run into an old woman who asks them for some wine and bread. Rudely and gruffly, they refuse her ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Siegfried Hartmann
  • Writers
    • Siegfried Hartmann(screenplay)
    • Günter Kaltofen(screenplay)
    • Jacob Grimm(fairy tale)
  • Stars
    • Kaspar Eichel
    • Karin Ugowski
    • Uwe-Detlev Jessen
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  • Director
    • Siegfried Hartmann
  • Writers
    • Siegfried Hartmann(screenplay)
    • Günter Kaltofen(screenplay)
    • Jacob Grimm(fairy tale)
  • Stars
    • Kaspar Eichel
    • Karin Ugowski
    • Uwe-Detlev Jessen
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    Kaspar Eichel
    • Klausas Klaus
    Karin Ugowski
    Karin Ugowski
    • Prinzessinas Prinzessin
    Uwe-Detlev Jessen
    • Kunzas Kunz
    Peter Dommisch
    • Franzas Franz
    Heinz Scholz
    • Königas König
    Gerd E. Schäfer
    • Hofgelehrter Weisensteinas Hofgelehrter Weisenstein
    Katharina Lind
    • Liesas Lies
    Renate Usko
    • Gretas Gret
    Gerhard Rachold
    • Prinz Störenfriedas Prinz Störenfried
    Fritz Decho
    • Graf Ohnewitzas Graf Ohnewitz
    Fritz Schlegel
    • Wirtas Wirt
    Jochen Thomas
    • Raufboldas Raufbold
    Joachim Fuchs
    • Schreihalsas Schreihals
    Hartmut Beer
    • Spießgeselleas Spießgeselle
    Ralph Boettner
    Ralph Boettner
    • Hauptmann des Königsas Hauptmann des Königs
    • (as Ralph J. Boettner)
    Walter E. Fuß
    • Reiter des Königsas Reiter des Königs
    Georg Kranz
    • Herold des Königsas Herold des Königs
    Karl Heinz Oppel
    • Erster Musikantas Erster Musikant
    • Director
      • Siegfried Hartmann
    • Writers
      • Siegfried Hartmann(screenplay)
      • Günter Kaltofen(screenplay)
      • Jacob Grimm(fairy tale)
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    colorful, broadly played East German 60's children's film, dubbed into English by K. Gordon Murray
    NOTE: This review is of the English-dubbed version of THE GOLDEN GOOSE, dubbed and distributed in the USA by K. Gordon Murray.

    Of all the many children's films exported to the US by "master showman" K. Gordon Murray in the 1960's, THE GOLDEN GOOSE is one of the three of four best in terms of entertainment value. I showed my children (now teens) this film when they were in the 5-8 age range, and they loved the color, the slapstick comedy, the comforting broadly-played characters, and the sense of fun. Also, this film lacks the Gothic touches and overall weirdness found in some of Murray's Mexican imports (although those have a lot of appeal for adults watching them today). The young women in the film are dubbed by adults trying to sound like children, which gives the whole film a non-realistic quality, almost like story time at a daycare! I don't know what frame of reference today's children would have to help them with something like this--perhaps the skits performed at theme parks or when the high school musical comedy players go to elementary schools to perform--but THE GOLDEN GOOSE holds up well as timeless, simple family entertainment for the under 10 crowd. And the visuals are interesting enough that adults would not be bored. Unfortunately, the days when films such as this played in actual theaters were dead by the early 1970's--your best bet today for finding old children's films might be in the DVD/VHS pile at your local dollar store. Some of the children's films imported by Murray in the later 60's were more strange than entertaining, but THE GOLDEN GOOSE still contains a lot of entertainment value for those with old-fashioned tastes, or those parents who want to broaden their children's horizons.
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    • Release date
      • September 25, 1964 (East Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • East Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Golden Goose
    • Production company
      • Deutsche Film (DEFA)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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