Hansel and Gretel (1954 Janssen film)

Hänsel und Gretel
Directed by	Walter Janssen
Written by	Gerhard F. Hummel
Produced by	Hubert Schonger
Starring	Jürgen Micksch Maren-Inken Bielenberg Jochen Diestelmann Ellen Frank Barbara Gallauner Wolfgang Eichberger
Narrated by	Paul Tripp (1965-English)
Music by	Giuseppe Becce
Release dates	September 12, 1954 (West Germany) November 1965 (United States, English-dubbed)
Running time	54 min.
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Hansel and Gretel (German: Hänsel und Gretel) is a 1954 German film, directed by Walter Janssen, based on the story of Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm.^[1] It should not be confused with either Hansel and Gretel, another German film, or an American film Hansel and Gretel, both of which were released in the same year.

Cast[edit]

Jürgen Micksch – Hansel
Maren-Inken Bielenberg – Gretel
Jochen Diestelmann – The Father
Ellen Frank – The Mother
Barbara Gallauner – The Evil Witch

DVD release[edit]

In 2007, Hänsel und Gretel was released on DVD in Germany. The film was also part of a five DVD boxset, which contained other classic live-action German fairytale films made in the 1950s.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Hansel and GretelSynopsis". fandango.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
^ Nield, Anthony. "Lotte Reiniger: The Fairy Tale Films". thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

External links[edit]

Hänsel und Gretel at IMDb
Kinowelt Home Entertainment DVD Archived 2020-06-18 at the Wayback Machine

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Category Commons

v t e "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm
Film	Hansel and Gretel (directed by Walter Janssen) (1954) Hansel and Gretel (directed by Fritz Genschow) (1954) Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) Hansel and Gretel (1987) Hansel and Gretel (2002) Hansel and Gretel (2007) Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) Hansel & Gretel (2013) Hansel & Gretel Get Baked (2013) Hansel vs. Gretel (2015) Gretel & Hansel (2020)
Animation	Babes in the Woods (1932) The Candy House (1934) Bewitched Bunny (1954) Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy (1954) Get Lost (1956) "Treehouse of Horror XI" (2000) Secret Magic Control Agency (2021) A Tale Dark & Grimm (2021)
TV	Hansel and Gretel (1958) Hansel and Gretel (1983) Once Upon a Time (2011) ("True North", "Chosen") Witchslayer Gretl (2012)
Opera	Hansel and Gretel
Other	Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999) Terror Toons 2: The Sick and Silly Show (2007) Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)

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