Hansel and Gretel (1987)

Directed by

Len Talan

Genre

fantasy film, musical film, cinematic fairy tale

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

6

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brother and sister are left in the woods by their parents. They find a house made of candy that belongs to an old woman with a dark secret.

whimsicalmusicallightheartedfantasticalchildlikefolksycheerfulsimple

What happens

Hansel and Gretel (alternatively: Cannon Movie Tales: Hansel and Gretel) is a 1987 fantasy musical film, part of the 1980s film series titled Cannon Movie Tales. It is directed by Len Talan and stars David Warner, Cloris Leachman, Hugh Pollard and Nicola Stapleton. The screenplay, as well as all featured songs, are based and adapted from Engelbert Humperdinck's well-known opera of the same name. Other film adaptations also arose from the same piece. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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