Table, Donkey and Stick (1956)

Original title

Tischlein deck dich

Directed by

Jürgen von Alten

Genre

children's film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

6

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A poor tailor sends his three sons out into the world to learn a trade. Each son receives a magical object: a table that covers itself with food, a donkey that spits out gold, and a stick that beats enemies on command. The film follows their adventures with these gifts and a deceitful innkeeper.

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What happens

Tischlein, deck dich ist ein deutscher Märchenfilm unter Regie von Jürgen von Alten nach dem Grimm’schen Märchen Tischchen deck dich, Goldesel und Knüppel aus dem Sack. Der Schneider wird von Bobby Todd gespielt, seine drei Söhne von Rolf Bollmann, Fritz Wepper und Helmut Lieber. Seine bundesdeutsche Erstaufführung fand am 5. November 1956 statt, am 23. September 1960 kam er in die DDR-Kinos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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