The Shoemaker and the Elves
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Erich Kobler
Director
Nora Minor
Ado Reigler
Heini Göbel
Toni Strassmeir
Bobby Todd
Film Details
Also Known As
Heinzelmännchen
Release Date
Jan
1967
Premiere Information
Saint Louis showing: Dec 1967
Production Company
Schongerfilm
Distribution Company
K. Gordon Murray Productions; Trans--International Films
Country
Germany (West)
Screenplay Information
Based on the fairy tale "Die Wichtelmänner" in Kinder und Hausmärchen collected by Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (Germany, 1812--14).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 15m
Synopsis
Elves return to a village one night every 100 years to do the work of the townspeople. They make shoes while the shoemaker sleeps and build toys in a large workshop; they also chase a robber and hold him captive in a barrel of tar. When the tailor's wife tries to capture the little laborers, their evening of work ends.
Film Details
Also Known As
Heinzelmännchen
Release Date
Jan
1967
Premiere Information
Saint Louis showing: Dec 1967
Production Company
Schongerfilm
Distribution Company
K. Gordon Murray Productions; Trans--International Films
Country
Germany (West)
Screenplay Information
Based on the fairy tale "Die Wichtelmänner" in Kinder und Hausmärchen collected by Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (Germany, 1812--14).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 15m
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Released in West Germany in 1956 as Heinzelmännchen; running time: 75 min.
