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The Story of Little Mook

The Story of Little Mook

19536.61h 40m

Overview

An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges...

Directed by Wolfgang Staudte
Written by Peter Podehl, Wolfgang Staudte, Wilhelm Hauff
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Top Cast

Thomas Schmidt

Thomas Schmidt

Kleiner Muck

J

Johannes Maus

Altgewordener Muck

Friedrich Richter

Friedrich Richter

Mukrah

Trude Hesterberg

Trude Hesterberg

Ahavzi

Gerd Frickhöffer

Gerd Frickhöffer

Unterer Ramudschin

Harry Riebauer

Harry Riebauer

Oberleibläufer Murad

A

Alwin Lippisch

Sultan

Silja Lesny

Silja Lesny

Prinzessin Amarza

H

Heinz Kammer

Prinz Bajazid

Gerhard Hänsel

Gerhard Hänsel

Prinz Hassan

Themes & Keywords

fairy tale

About The Story of Little Mook

The Story of Little Mook is a fantasy, family film released in 1953 exploring themes of fairy tale. Directed by Wolfgang Staudte, it stars Thomas Schmidt, Johannes Maus, Friedrich Richter. An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges...

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