The Tinder Box (film)

For the 1946 Danish film, see The Tinderbox (film).

The Tinder Box
Poster (1978) by Matthias Claus
Directed by	Siegfried Hartmann
Written by	Hans Christian Andersen Siegfried Hartmann
Starring	Rolf Ludwig
Release date	18 April 1959 (1959-04-18)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	East Germany
Language	German

The Tinder Box (German: Das Feuerzeug) is an East German fantasy film directed by Siegfried Hartmann. It was released in 1959.

It was later purchased by the BBC and shown as part of their "Tales From Europe" series of dubbed films on children's television, first shown in 1964 and repeated in 1970 and 1972.[1]

Cast

• Rolf Ludwig as Der Soldat / The Soldier
• Heinz Schubert as Der Geizige / The Miser
• Rolf Defrank as Der Eitle / The Vain Man
• Hannes Fischer as Der Dicke / The Fat Man
• Hans Fiebrandt as Der König / The King
• Maria Besendahl as The Queen
• Senta Bonacker as Die Kammerfrau / The Lady-in-waiting
• Fritz Schlegel as Der Wirt / The Innkeeper
• Barbara Mehlan as Die Prinzessin / The Princess
• Maria Wendt as Altes Mütterchen / The Old Woman

Reception

The picture sold 5,429,103 tickets.[2]

References

1. The Tinderbox, Genome
2. List of the 50 highest-grossing DEFA films.

External links

• The Tinder Box at IMDb