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Cast
Siegfried Seibt
as Rumpelstilzchen
Karin Lesch
as Müllerstochter Marie
Karl-Heinz Rothin
as Müller Kunz
Reinhard Michalke
as Müllerbursche Hans
Nikolaus Paryla
as König
Peter Dommisch
as Der einfältige Nachbar
Bodo Mette
as Schatzmeister
Hans-Hartmut Krüger
as Bote des Königs
Franz Bonnet
as Torwächter
Werner Pfeifer
as Schreiber
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1960
Runtime1h 13m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresFantasy, Family
Votes16
DirectorErwin Anders, Christoph Engel
WritersJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Gudrun Deubener
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsRumpelstiltskin and the Golden Secret
About Rumpelstiltskin and the Golden Secret
East German adaptation of Grimm‘s fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin". A boastful miller pretends that his daughter Marie can spin straw into gold, and so she is locked into a room full of straw and ordered to spin it into gold by the next morning. A little man appears and offers his help in exchange for Marie's necklace. The greedy treasurer makes Marie spin twice more until the only thing she has left to give the little man is the promise of her first-born child…
Directed by Erwin Anders, Christoph Engel, Rumpelstiltskin and the Golden Secret leans on a strong ensemble — Siegfried Seibt, Karin Lesch, Karl-Heinz Rothin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about fantasy titles of 1960.
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