Fairy Tale Movies

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

Many years ago, there lived an Emperor, Friedhelm, who wanted so much new clothes that he spent all his money to be properly cleaned. One day, three...

When the most mischievous resident of Rolli Village befriends a beautiful elf girl, the hopelessly mismatched pair embarks on a magical adventure to...

This fairy tale film is dedicated to the memory of the great film director Aleksandr Rou, the founder of the genre. Once upon a time there lived a...

Henriette is a princess; she is playing with her ball, but drops it into a well. A talking frog replaces it with a golden ball, on condition that he...

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

The entire village and its surroundings are plagued by the greed of the local miller and the castle scribe. The scribe takes a liking to the...

Since the Prince disappeared there are years. The Kingdom is not going well because the King does not tolerate laughter.

He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him.

Retelling of the classic fairy tale, but from a decidedly 1960s point of view, complete with "groovy" dialogue.

German TV adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff‘s fairy tale “Dwarf Nose“.

The fairy tale is based on two fairy tales by Božena Němcová, "Righteous Bohumil" and "The Black Princess". It tells the story of a...