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Hansel and Gretel (1983)

Hansel and Gretel poster
Directed by
Tim Burton
Genre
cinematic fairy tale, speculative fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
45 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This TV special retells the classic fairy tale of two siblings who wander into a witch's candy house in the woods. The children outsmart the witch to escape her clutches.

whimsicaldarkly comiceerieoffbeatcampyretroslow-burnvisually stylized

What happens

Hansel and Gretel is a television special that was made in 1983 for The Disney Channel, directed by Tim Burton. It only aired twice on October 29 and 31, 1983, at 10:30 P.M. The only other times it was shown was as part of the Tim Burton retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Tim Burton L'Exposition at the Cinémathèque Française in Paris as part of a traveling exhibit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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