The Tinder Box
movie

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.
Cast

Rolf Ludwig
as
Der Soldat

Heinz Schubert
as
Der Geizige
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Rolf Defrank
as
Der Eitle
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Hannes Fischer
as
Der Dicke

Hans Fiebrandt
as
Der König

Maria Besendahl
as
Die Königin
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Senta Bonacker
as
Die Kammerfrau
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Bella Waldritter
as
Die Hexe

Fritz Schlegel
as
Der Wirt
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Barbara Mehlan
as
Prinzessin
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Maria Wendt
as
Altes Mütterchen

Steffie Spira
as
Köchin
Crew
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Hans Poppe
as
Set Designer
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Fred Rodrian
as
Screenplay

Hans Christian Andersen
as
Original Story
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Erich Gusko
as
Director of Photography

Siegfried Hartmann
as
Director

Siegfried Hartmann
as
Screenplay

Hannes Schneider
as
Still Photographer
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Hildegard Conrad
as
Editor
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Marianne Schmidt
as
Costume Design
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Anneliese Kocialek
as
Screenplay
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Siegfried Bethmann
as
Original Music Composer
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Margot Beichler
as
Dramaturgy