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The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter

The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter

When a child laughs, the devil loses his power.

20177.21h 42m

Overview

The devil tricks a little boy off his laughter in exchange for assured wins in all his bets. It depicts his journey after the deal with the devil, how he loses his soul bit by bit with each win.

Directed by Andreas Dresen
Written by Alexander Adolph, James Krüss
Produced by Oliver Berben, Constanze Guttmann
Box Office0Revenue: $40K

Top Cast

Arved Friese

Arved Friese

Timm Thaler

Jule Hermann

Jule Hermann

Ida Bebber

Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von Dohnányi

Baron Lefuet

Axel Prahl

Axel Prahl

Behemoth

Charly Hübner

Charly Hübner

Kreschimir

Steffi Kühnert

Steffi Kühnert

Lydia

Nadja Uhl

Nadja Uhl

Yvonne

Bjarne Mädel

Bjarne Mädel

Timms Father

Milan Peschel

Milan Peschel

Grabredner

Fritzi Haberlandt

Fritzi Haberlandt

Frau Bebber

Themes & Keywords

fairy tale

About The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter

The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter is a family, adventure, drama, fantasy film released in 2017 exploring themes of fairy tale. Directed by Andreas Dresen, it stars Arved Friese, Jule Hermann, Justus von Dohnányi. The devil tricks a little boy off his laughter in exchange for assured wins in all his bets. It depicts his journey after the deal with the devil, how he loses his soul bit by bit with each win.

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