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Wie heiratet man einen König

DDR 1968 Spielfilm


Based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm: A farmer and his daughter, who received a share of land from the king, find a precious casket without a cover on the land. Against his daughter′s advice, the farmer brings the casket to the king who blames him to have stolen the cover and incarcerates him. To free her father, his daughter has to solve three puzzles. She boldly solves the puzzles; then, the not only smart but also beautiful daughter wins the king′s heart and becomes his wife. Now, she has her say in telling right and wrong concerning the deeds of the king′s subjects. This offends the king′s vanity and he throws her out of the castle. But he still loves her and so he grants her one last wish: she can take one thing with her that is dearest to her. – On the next morning, the king wakes up in a poor farmer′s parlour. Now, he gladly surrenders, and the king and his wife return to the royal castle.

The contents of this entry were funded with the support of the DEFA-Stiftung.

 

Credits

Director

  • Rainer Simon

Screenplay

  • Günter Kaltofen
  • Rainer Simon

Director of photography

  • Claus Neumann

Editing

  • Margrit Brusendorff

Music

  • Peter Rabenalt

Cast

  • Cox Habbema
    Bauerntochter
  • Eberhard Esche
    König
  • Sigurd Schulz
    Vater
  • Hannes Fischer
    Vogt
  • Peter Dommisch
    Kilian
  • Jürgen Holtz
    Veit
  • Alfredo Lugo
    Knut
  • Käthe Reichel
    Ulrike
  • Gerd E. Schäfer
    Steuereintreiber
  • Dieter Mann
    Götz

Production company

  • DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme (Potsdam-Babelsberg) (Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Jugend -und Kinderfilm")

Alle Credits

Director

  • Rainer Simon

Assistant director

  • Eva Seemann

Screenplay

  • Günter Kaltofen
  • Rainer Simon

based on

  • Gebrüder Grimm (DE) (Märchen "Die kluge Bauerntochter")

Script editor

  • Gudrun Deubener
  • Margot Beichler

Director of photography

  • Claus Neumann

Assistant camera

  • Hans Rudolf Hattop
  • Wolfgang Reinke

Still photography

  • Hans Rudolf Hattop
  • Wolfgang Reinke

Production design

  • Hans Poppe

Set construction

  • Jochen Keller

Property master

  • Alfred Schulz

Make-up artist

  • Margarete Walther
  • Ursula Funk (Assistenz)
  • Willy Grünwald (Assistenz)
  • Karl-Heinz Wolter (Assistenz)

Costume design

  • Günther Schmidt

Editing

  • Margrit Brusendorff

Sound

  • Hans-Ulrich Langendorf
  • Klaus Wolter

Music

  • Peter Rabenalt

Cast

  • Cox Habbema
    Bauerntochter
  • Eberhard Esche
    König
  • Sigurd Schulz
    Vater
  • Hannes Fischer
    Vogt
  • Peter Dommisch
    Kilian
  • Jürgen Holtz
    Veit
  • Alfredo Lugo
    Knut
  • Käthe Reichel
    Ulrike
  • Gerd E. Schäfer
    Steuereintreiber
  • Dieter Mann
    Götz
  • Lilo Grahn
    Heide
  • Gudrun Ritter
    Rosine
  • Christa Pasemann
    Wibke
  • Franz Bonnet
    Bäuerlein
  • Jürgen Klauß
    Georg
  • Johannes Maus
    Müller
  • Hermann Hiesgen
    Handelsmann
  • Irene Fischer
    Nonne
  • Günter Propp
    Pastetenbäcker
  • Egon Schlegel
    Wunderdoktor
  • Winfried Glatzeder
    Ochsenknecht
  • Günter Zschäckel
    Ochsenknecht
  • Ingo Ertel
    Ulrikes Sohn

Production company

  • DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme (Potsdam-Babelsberg) (Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Jugend -und Kinderfilm")

Unit production manager

  • Irene Ikker

Location manager

  • Günter Propp
  • Harald Andreas

Original distributor

  • Progress Film-Verleih (Berlin/Ost)
Duration:
2176 m, 79 min
Format:
35mm
Video/Audio:
Orwocolor, Mono
Screening:

Uraufführung (DD): 23.02.1969, Wolterschart;
Kinostart (DE): 20.10.2011, WA

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DD) Wie heiratet man einen König
  • Arbeitstitel (DD) Die kluge Bauerntochter - Ein Märchen von Klugheit und Liebe

Versions

Original

Duration:
2176 m, 79 min
Format:
35mm
Video/Audio:
Orwocolor, Mono
Screening:

Uraufführung (DD): 23.02.1969, Wolterschart;
Kinostart (DE): 20.10.2011, WA

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