Hansel and Gretel (1954)

Original title

Hänsel und Gretel

Directed by

Fritz Genschow

Genre

children's film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two children are left in the woods by their parents and find a house made of sweets. They must outsmart a witch who lives there.

whimsicallightheartednostalgicfairy-talesimplecharmingclassicfamily-friendly

What happens

Hansel and Gretel (German: Hänsel und Gretel) is a 1954 West German family film directed by Fritz Genschow. It is based on the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm. It should not be confused with the German film Hansel and Gretel, nor the American film Hansel and Gretel, both of which were released the same year. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Lower Saxony. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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