''Prinzessin Maleen'' is a German-language

television movie A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

based on the German fairy-tale

Maid Maleen "Maid Maleen" (german: Jungfrau Maleen) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, number 198. It is Aarne–Thompson type 870, the entombed princess.D.L. Ashliman,The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales (Grimms' Fairy T ...

by the

Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were a brother duo of German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together collected and published folklore. They are among the ...

. The film aired in 2015 as part of the series ''Sechs auf einen Streich''.

Plot

Princess Maleen and her childhood friend,

Landgrave Landgrave (german: Landgraf, nl, landgraaf, sv, lantgreve, french: landgrave; la, comes magnus, ', ', ', ', ') was a noble title used in the Holy Roman Empire, and later on in its former territories. The German titles of ', ' (" margrave"), ...

Konrad, have fallen in love. They ask for her father, Prince Theodor's permission to marry. Her father refuses, and insists that she marry one of his sinister courtiers, Baron Raimund. Princess Maleen refuses and, as punishment, is locked up in a tower for seven years. She frees herself after seven years to find that her father has died and his principality is in ruin. She travels to the county ruled by Konrad. Konrad, who believed Princess Maleen had died, is betrothed to marry Walpurga of Schwarztal. Walpurga, who only wants to marry Konrad to ensure that her inheritance does not go to her brother, plans to poison Konrad after the wedding. Maleen, searching for a new life, unknowingly begins working as a maid in Konrad's household. Walpurga, captivated by her social grace and beauty, bribes her into standing in for her at the wedding, but wearing a veil so that Konrad does not know it is not Walpurga. The plot fails and Walpurga is sent away. Konrad and Maleen are reunited.

Cast

Cleo von Adelsheim Cleopatra, Hereditary Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg (née Baroness Cleopatra von Adelsheim von Ernest; born on 3 October 1987), known professionally as Cleo von Adelsheim, is a Swiss-born German-Chilean actress and mod ...

as Princess Maleen * Peter Foyse as Landgrave Konrad *

Günther Maria Halmer Günther, Guenther, Ginther, Gunther, and the variants Günter, Guenter, Guenther, Ginter, and Gunter, are Germanic names derived from ''Gunthere, Gunthari'', composed of '' *gunþiz'' "battle" (Old Norse ''gunnr'') and ''heri, hari'' "army". Gu ...

as Prince Theodor *

Götz Otto Götz Otto (born 15 October 1967) is a German film and television actor who is perhaps best known internationally for his roles as henchman Richard Stamper in the 1997 James Bond film ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', as Adolf Hitler's adjutant Otto Gün ...

as Baron Raimund *

Mariella Ahrens Mariella Ahrens (born 2 April 1969) is a Russian-born German actress. Early life Ahrens was born in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) as the daughter of a German computer specialist and a Bulgarian ophthalmologist. She grew up to the age of three ...

as Walpurga von Schwarztal * Thorsten Nindel as Lothar *

Lucas Reiber Lucas Reiber (born October 4, 1993) is a German actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Suck Me Shakespeer 2'', ''The Red Band Society'' and ''Die Mutter des Mörders'', and for portraying Niklas in the television series '' Binny and ...

as Peter * Paula Paul as Maid Uta * Peter Mitterrutzner as the old monk

Production

''Princess Maleen'' was directed by Matthias Steurer and produced by Marcus Roth and Sven Burgemeister. The film was shot in

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province , image_skyline = ...

at Schloss Lebenberg, Ansitz Moos-Schulthaus, Schloss Englar, and Castelfeder Hill. It aired on German television on 26 December 2015.

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* {{IMDb title, 5295224 2015 television films 2015 films Films shot in Austria German children's films German romantic drama films German television films 2010s German-language films 2010s German films Das Erste original programming