Fairy Tale Movies

The first partly colored German fairy tale film directed by Fritz Genschow. The film has a frame story shot in black and white and a middle section...

Hans the farmer is drawn into war as a soldier. Returning from the front, having been defrauded of his pay by his own king, he makes his way home. On...

Even a small child knows that people go to hell for their bad deeds—especially if the devils are targeting evil, envious, exploitative, greedy,...

Based on the popular comedy novel, as well as many international anecdotes about Nasreddin Hodja, a witty Muslim traveler.

A Danish, silent, stop-motion puppet adaption of the fairy tale “The Beauty and the Beast”

King Wenzel is worried about his succession. He gets older and his son, Prince Marius, shows no interest in state affairs. One day, during a walk in...

Shaw Brothers starlet Tien stars as the mythical deity Red Boy. He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical...

Made by independent company Wytwórnia A'YoY from Zielona Góra, Poland, mostly by the members of former sketch group Kabaret Potem, this...

In a small kingdom where King William and Queen Olivia are perpetually away, corrupt councilors Ferenc and Lorenc exploit their power by piling on...

For 999 years, the mountain spirit Rübezahl has lived deep underground in the Giant Mountains. No one has seen him since. But when he learns...

There are fairy tales that appear on TV screens every Christmas and there are fairy tales that have somewhat fallen into oblivion and few people...

Screen adaptation of Eichendorff's famous novella. A penniless drifter roams the land with his violin and preferably sings his songs to beautiful...

Once upon a time, or perhaps not so long ago… beyond the mountains, beyond the forests, or perhaps somewhere nearby… lived an evil,...

Undine rescues a prince from drowning, and leaves him unconscious on shore, where he can be found, but she has already fallen in love with him. ...

Princess Snow White tries in vain to win the favor of the queen. The queen is too preoccupied with her beauty and regularly checks in the magic...

A fairy tale about three princes, enchanted into dog form... The shepherd Jirka is herding sheep when a mysterious hunter with three dogs named...

Cole Porter's version of the story of Aladdin--his only musical written especially for television.

Mina, a poor girl with a big heart sees stars falling from the sky and turning into Gold Talers before they land. With that money the girl can ask...