Der Struwwelpeter

Name: Der Struwwelpeter
Genre: Fantasy, Family
Released: 23 Jan 1955
Rating: 6.20
Cast: Fredy Kaindl, Traute Höhnisch, Eric Canso, Renée Stobrawa

Der Struwwelpeter is a popular German children's book. It comprises of ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. Writer/director Fritz Genschow adapted Hoffmann's book to the big screen. He made a career doing such films, he had done Hansel and Gretel and would go on to adapt Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and other family films. Der Struwwelpeter, however, is weirder and darker than the Grimms' tales. They are heavy morality lessons in which children are burned to death, starved to death, or have their thumbs cut off. In Hoffmann's world the punishment usually far outweighs the crime. Genschow provided a happy ending: through the wonders of reverse action children are brought back from their fiery deaths, their thumbs are reattached, and their misdeeds undone through the power of St. Nicholas and some sort of Christmas miracle. (via forcesofgeek.com)

Year: 1955

Genre: Fantasy, Family

Studio: Fritz Genschow Films

Director: Fritz Genschow

Cast: Fredy Kaindl, Traute Höhnisch, Eric Canso, Renée Stobrawa

Crew: Fritz Genschow (Director), Hans-Joachim Wunderlich (Music), Heinrich Hoffmann (Novel), Renée Stobrawa (Writer), Fritz Genschow (Writer), Hans-Joachim Weichert (Writer)

Runtime: 79 minutes

Release: Jan 23, 1955

IMDb: 6.20/10 by 6 users

Popularity: 1

Country: Germany

Language: Deutsch