The Story of Little Mook
1953 · Movie · 100 min. · Germany - East Germany (GDR)
An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges... Based on a fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff.
Direction Wolfgang Staudte
Cast Thomas Schmidt · Johannes Maus · Friedrich Richter · Trude Hesterberg · Alwin Lippisch · Silja Lesny · Heinz Kammer · Gerhard Hänsel · Wilhelm Heinrich Holtz · Richard Nagy · Gerd Frickhoffer · Werner Peters · Charles Hans Vogt · Harry Riebauer · Ursula Kempert · Wolf von Beneckendorff · Johannes Rhein · Wolf Kaiser · Heinz Appel · Karl Block · Hermann Dieckhoff · Emil Leser · Wilhelm Otto Eckhardt · Jean Brahn · Hans-Joachim Gliese · Wladimir Marfiak
Soundtrack Ernst Roters
Screenplay Peter Podehl · Wolfgang Staudte · Wilhelm Hauff
Cinematography Robert Baberske
Original title Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck
Also known as Ein Abenteuer aus 1001 Nacht
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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