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Das kleine Gespenst

1992 · 86 min

A gentle, playful animated tale that feels like a cozy bedtime story, full of mischief and mild wonder.

Directed by
Curt Linda
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Family
Starring
Elfriede Kuzmany, Gustl Weishappel, Eva Kinsky
Overview
For many years, the little ghost has lived at Eulenstein Castle, playing pranks on the residents. Night after night, he tells his friend, the eagle owl, exciting stories from his long life - a life that is suddenly turned upside down when the little ghost wakes up too early one day and experiences the world in daylight for the first time.

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Directed by
Curt Linda
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Family
Starring
Elfriede Kuzmany, Gustl Weishappel, Eva Kinsky
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • isolation
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
animation, fantasy, family, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Curt Linda, Otfried Preußler
Starring
Elfriede Kuzmany, Gustl Weishappel, Eva Kinsky, Niels Clausnitzer, Jürgen Scheller, Paul Bürks, Herbert Weicker, Leo Bardischewski
Runtime
86 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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