

The Tinder Box
The Tinder Box
★ 6.6/10•1959•1h 20m•0•Fantasy•Family
A young soldier discovers three chests of copper, silver and gold and an old tinder-box in the hollow of an old oak tree. He is now rich. But he squanders the money until it is all gone. All he has left is the old tinder-box. He uses it to light a small pipe and three large dogs come to his rescue. Based on the fairy-tale by Hans Christian Anderson.
Fred Rodrian · Screenplay
Siegfried Hartmann · Director
Siegfried Hartmann · Screenplay
Anneliese Kocialek · Screenplay
StatusReleased
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageDE
Release DateApr 17, 1959
StatusReleased
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageDE
Release DateApr 17, 1959
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