The Tinder Box

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Released April 17, 1959

Overview

A young soldier discovers three chests of copper, silver and gold and an old tinder-box in the hollow of an old oak tree. He is now rich. But he squanders the money until it is all gone. All he has left is the old tinder-box. He uses it to light a small pipe and three large dogs come to his rescue. Based on the fairy-tale by Hans Christian Anderson.

Runtime

1h 20m


Origin Country

XG


Original Language

German


Original Title

Das Feuerzeug


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • East Germany

Spoken Languages

  • Deutsch (German)

Production Companies

  • logo for DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

    DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

    XG

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