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Hansel and Gretel (1963)

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Australia
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How it feels

This is a television adaptation of the opera by Engelbert Humperdinck. Two children wander into a forest and encounter a witch's house made of sweets.

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What happens

"Hansel and Gretel" is a 1963 Australian TV adaptation of the opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck. It screened as an episode of Wednesday Theatre in 1966. It aired on 13 October 1963 in Sydney, and on 20 October 1963 in Melbourne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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