The Tinder Box

1959

1h 20m

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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.

Writers

Siegfried Hartmann(screenplay by)
Anneliese Kocialek(screenplay by)
Fred Rodrian(screenplay by)
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Rolf Ludwig
Der Soldat
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Heinz Schubert
Der Geizige
Rolf Defrank
Der Eitle
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Hans Fiebrandt
Der König
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Maria Besendahl
Die Königin
Senta Bonacker
Die Kammerfrau
Barbara Mehlan
Prinzessin
Maria Wendt
Altes Mütterchen
Johannes Maus
Meister Schaft
Friedrich Teitge
Schreiber (uncredited)
Jochen Diestelmann
Offizier des Königs
Kay Sikor
Offizier des Königs
Jean Brahn
Wachsoldat

Writers

Siegfried Hartmann(screenplay by)
Anneliese Kocialek(screenplay by)
Fred Rodrian(screenplay by)

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Release date

April 17, 1959 (United States)

Country of origin

East Germany

Language

German

Production company

DEFA

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