Hansel and Gretel (1954 Janssen film)

Hänsel und Gretel
Directed by	Walter Janssen
Written by	Gerhard F. Hummel
Produced by	Hubert Schonger
Starring	Jürgen Micksch Maren-Inken Bielenberg Jochen Diestelmann Ellen Frank Barbara Gallauner Wolfgang Eichberger
Narrated by	Paul Tripp (1965-English)
Music by	Giuseppe Becce
Release dates	September 12, 1954 (West Germany) November 1965 (United States, English-dubbed)
Running time	54 min.
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Hansel and Gretel (German: Hänsel und Gretel) is a 1954 German film, directed by Walter Janssen, based on the story of Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm.^[1] It should not be confused with either Hansel and Gretel, another German film, or an American film Hansel and Gretel, both of which were released in the same year.

Cast

Jürgen Micksch – Hansel
Maren-Inken Bielenberg – Gretel
Jochen Diestelmann – The Father
Ellen Frank – The Mother
Barbara Gallauner – The Evil Witch

DVD release

In 2007, Hänsel und Gretel was released on DVD in Germany. The film was also part of a five DVD boxset, which contained other classic live-action German fairytale films made in the 1950s.^[2]

References

^ "Hansel and GretelSynopsis". fandango.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
^ Nield, Anthony. "Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films". thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

External links

Hänsel und Gretel at
IMDb

Kinowelt Home Entertainment DVD Archived 2020-06-18 at the Wayback Machine

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Animation	Babes in the Woods (1932) The Candy House (1934) Bewitched Bunny (1954) Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy (1954) Get Lost (1956) "Treehouse of Horror XI" (2000) Secret Magic Control Agency (2021) A Tale Dark & Grimm (2021)
Television	Hansel and Gretel (1958) Hansel and Gretel (1983) Once Upon a Time (2011) ("True North", "Chosen") Witchslayer Gretl (2012) Disenchantment (2018–2023)
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