

Three Wishes for Cinderella
1973-11-16 · 82 min · ★ 7.5
Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes across three magical acorns, she's granted a single wish for each one of them.
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Production details
- Directors
- Václav Vorlíček
- Production companies
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Filmové studio Barrandov
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia, East Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 580,000
Top Cast
Libuše ŠafránkováPopelka
Pavel TrávníčekPrince
Carola BraunbockStepmother
Rolf HoppeKing
Karin LeschQueen
Dana HlaváčováDora
Jan LibíčekPreceptor
Vítězslav JandákKamil
Vladimír MenšíkVincek
Míla MyslíkováHousekeeper
Helena RůžičkováPrincess Drobena
Miloš VavruškaHuntsman
Jiří RůžičkaCook
Jiří KrytinářHobnail
Ostara KörnerCountess Stauff (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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