Three Nuts for Cinderella (1973)

Original title

Tři oříšky pro Popelku

Directed by

Václav Vorlíček

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, romance film, cinematic fairy tale, Christmas film

Country

Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

6

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 386 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman named Cinderella gets help from three magical hazelnuts to attend a royal ball. She wins the heart of a prince while outwitting her cruel stepmother and stepsisters.

whimsicalcharminglightheartedcozyplayfulromanticbriskfestive

What happens

Three Wishes for Cinderella (Czech: Tři oříšky pro Popelku; German: Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel, also called in English Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella or Three Gifts for Cinderella) is a 1973 Czechoslovak-East German film based on the fairy-tale Cinderella. It was directed by Václav Vorlíček in a co-production between DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme and Barrandov Studios. The story was based on the fairy tale O Popelce written by Božena Němcová (a Bohemian variation of the classic Cinderella fairytale). It still remains a popular Christmas holiday film in many European countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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