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King Thrushbeard

1965 · 74 min

A gentle, old-fashioned fairy-tale that unfolds at a leisurely pace, offering simple charm and a moral lesson about kindness.

Overview
A fairy-tale about a beautiful but very haughty princess Anna who cruelly mocks each of her suitors. Finally she is forced by the king to marry a beggar. The poor life, hard work and love teach the princess a lesson and turn her into a loving and kind person.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • identity
  • love
  • class
  • redemption
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism3
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
fantasy, family
Directed by
Walter Beck
Written by
Günter Kaltofen, Walter Beck
Starring
Karin Ugowski, Manfred Krug, Martin Flörchinger, Helmut Schreiber, Achim Schmidtchen, Gerd E. Schäfer, Arno Wyzniewski, Fritz Decho
Cinematography
Lothar Gerber
Runtime
74 min
Country
East Germany
Languages
German

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