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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

Actors

Rolf Ludwig

Rolf Ludwig

Der Soldat

Heinz Schubert

Heinz Schubert

Der Geizige

Rolf Defrank

Der Eitle

Hannes Fischer

Der Dicke

Hans Fiebrandt

Hans Fiebrandt

Der König

Maria Besendahl

Maria Besendahl

Die Königin

Senta Bonacker

Die Kammerfrau

Bella Waldritter

Die Hexe

Fritz Schlegel

Fritz Schlegel

Der Wirt

Barbara Mehlan

Prinzessin

Maria Wendt

Altes Mütterchen

Steffie Spira

Steffie Spira

Köchin

Johannes Maus

Meister Schaft

Friedrich Teitge

Schreiber (uncredited)

Jochen Diestelmann

Jochen Diestelmann

Offizier des Königs

Kay Sikor

Offizier des Königs

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