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King Thrushbeard

King Thrushbeard

19655.51h 14m

Overview

A fairy-tale about a beautiful but very haughty princess Anna who cruelly mocks each of her suitors. Finally she is forced by the king to marry a beggar. The poor life, hard work and love teach the princess a lesson and turn her into a loving and kind person.

Directed by Walter Beck
Written by Günter Kaltofen, Walter Beck, Jacob Grimm
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Top Cast

Karin Ugowski

Karin Ugowski

Prinzessin Roswitha

Manfred Krug

Manfred Krug

König Drosselbart

Martin Flörchinger

Martin Flörchinger

König Löwenzahn

Helmut Schreiber

Helmut Schreiber

König Heinz Eduard

Achim Schmidtchen

Achim Schmidtchen

König Wenzel

Gerd E. Schäfer

Gerd E. Schäfer

Herzog Adolar

Arno Wyzniewski

Arno Wyzniewski

Prinz Kasimir

F

Fritz Decho

Graf Eitelfritz

Bruno Carstens

Bruno Carstens

Fürst Zacharias

Horst Buder

Horst Buder

Junker Balduin

Themes & Keywords

princessfairy talebrothers grimmbeggar

About King Thrushbeard

King Thrushbeard is a fantasy, family film released in 1965 exploring themes of princess, fairy tale, brothers grimm, beggar. Directed by Walter Beck, it stars Karin Ugowski, Manfred Krug, Martin Flörchinger. A fairy-tale about a beautiful but very haughty princess Anna who cruelly mocks each of her suitors. Finally she is forced by the king to marry a beggar. The poor life, hard work and love teach the princess a lesson and turn her into a loving and kind person.

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