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The Tinder Box

MOVIE • 1959

The Tinder Box

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.3/5Votes: 18
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Top Cast

Rolf Ludwig

Rolf Ludwig

Der Soldat

Heinz Schubert

Heinz Schubert

Der Geizige

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Rolf Defrank

Der Eitle

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Hannes Fischer

Der Dicke

Hans Fiebrandt

Hans Fiebrandt

Der König

Maria Besendahl

Maria Besendahl

Die Königin

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Senta Bonacker

Die Kammerfrau

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Bella Waldritter

Die Hexe

Fritz Schlegel

Fritz Schlegel

Der Wirt

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Barbara Mehlan

Prinzessin

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Maria Wendt

Altes Mütterchen

Steffie Spira

Steffie Spira

Köchin

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Johannes Maus

Meister Schaft

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Friedrich Teitge

Schreiber (uncredited)

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Film

Status

Released

Release

April 17, 1959

Runtime

80 min

Language

German

Origin

East Germany

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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