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The Brave Little Tailor
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The Brave Little Tailor

1956-09-27 · 83 min · ★ 5.2

Fantasy · Family

When Prince Vain got his shirt fixed, he proclaims that he had slain two lizards in front of the tailor's house - "two in one strike". When the tailor swats seven flies at once, he sows himself a banner saying "seven in one strike", and together with his bird he starts a journey into the world to pronounce his deed.

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Directors
Helmut Spieß
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kurt SchmidtchenKurt SchmidtchenDas Tapfere Schneiderlein
Christel BodensteinChristel BodensteinTraute
Gisela KretzschmarPrinzessin Liebreich
Horst DrindaHorst DrindaPrinz Eitel
Fred KronströmKönig Griesgram
Gerd Michael HennebergSchatzmeister Gier
Fred MahrFred MahrGärtner Sommer
Wolf Kaiser1. Riese
Gerhard Frei2. Riese
Ellen PlessowEllen PlessowSchneidermeisterin
Fredy BartenSchneidermeister
Helene RiechersMusfrau
Christian BalhausThilo
Waltraut KrammWaltraut KrammBäuerin
Grete CarlsohnBäuerin
Paul ZeidlerBauer
Helmuth RudolphWildschwein
Egon VogelRitter
Georg HelgeRitter
Willi EndresserRitter

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