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The Tinder Box poster

The Tinder Box (1959)

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.

Release: 1959-04-17
Runtime: 80 min
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Cast
Rolf Ludwig
Rolf Ludwig
Der Soldat
Heinz Schubert
Heinz Schubert
Der Geizige
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Rolf Defrank
Der Eitle
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Hannes Fischer
Der Dicke
Hans Fiebrandt
Hans Fiebrandt
Der König
Maria Besendahl
Maria Besendahl
Die Königin
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Senta Bonacker
Die Kammerfrau
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Bella Waldritter
Die Hexe
Fritz Schlegel
Fritz Schlegel
Der Wirt
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Barbara Mehlan
Prinzessin
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Maria Wendt
Altes Mütterchen
Steffie Spira
Steffie Spira
Köchin
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Johannes Maus
Meister Schaft
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Friedrich Teitge
Schreiber (uncredited)
Jochen Diestelmann
Jochen Diestelmann
Offizier des Königs
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Kay Sikor
Offizier des Königs
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Jean Brahn
Wachsoldat