''Das tapfere Schneiderlein'' is an

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directed by Helmut Spieß. It was released in 1956.

Cast

* Kurt Schmidtchen as Das tapfere Schneiderlein *

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as Traute * Horst Drinda as Prinz Eitel * Fred Kronström as König Griesgram *

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as Schatzmeister Gier * Fred Wolff as Leibdiener Zimperlich * Fred Mahr as Gärtner Sommer *

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as 1. Riese *

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as 2. Riese *

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as Schneidermeisterin *

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as Schneidermeister * Helene Riechers as Musfrau * Christian Balhaus as Knappe Thilo * Waltraud Kramm as Junge Bäuerin

External links

* 1956 films 1950s children's fantasy films German children's fantasy films East German films 1950s German-language films Films based on Grimms' Fairy Tales Films based on fairy tales 1950s German films Films scored by Joachim Werzlau {{1950s-Germany-film-stub