The Tinderbox (1946)
- Original title
- Fyrtøjet
- Directed by
- Svend Methling
- Genre
- fantasy film, animated film, romance film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A soldier finds a magic tinderbox that summons three giant dogs. He uses their help to win the heart of a princess and defeat a wicked king.
whimsicalold-fashionedlightheartedbrightplayfulfairy-tale-likeadventurous
What happens
The Tinderbox (Danish: Fyrtøjet) is a 1946 Danish animated film directed by Svend Methling and produced by Dansk Farve- og Tegnefilm, Palladium, It is the first full-length Danish and European animated film ever made. It was an adaption of Hans Christian Andersen's popular fairytale of the same name. The film was in colour. The project was inspired by the works of Walt Disney, Max Fleischer, and Dave Fleischer, especially their "Gulliver's Travels" (1939). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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