The Frog Prince (1988)
Henriette is a princess; she is playing with her ball, but drops it into a well. A talking frog replaces it with a golden ball, on condition that he can eat and drink with her, and rest in her bed. She accepts, but then is repelled at the thought of the frog eating and drinking with her, etc., but her Father makes her do so. In her bedroom, the frog turns into a handsome prince, and she falls in love with him, but he leaves immediately because of her broken promises. She pines and eventually seeks him out, braving various tests of her truthfulness in the process.
Director: Walter Beck
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Jana Mattukat as Henriette |
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Jens-Uwe Bogadtke as Froschkönig |
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Peter Sodann as König |
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Franziska Glöss-Ebermann as Florentine |
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Susanne Lüning as Geraldine |
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Thomas Wolff as Askold |
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Pedro Hebenstreit as Barnabas |
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Dieter Wien as Carbinian |
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Günter Schubert as Dagobert |
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Gerd Blahuschek as Fire (voice) |
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Janina Hartwig as Water (voice) |
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Carl-Martin Spengler as Wind (voice) |
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Gunter Friedrich as 1. Reiter |
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Karl Sturm as 2. Reiter |
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Gunnar Helm as 3. Reiter |
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Jürgen Hölzel as 4. Reiter |
| Directing | Walter Beck | Director |
| Writing | Walter Beck | Writer |
| Sound | Günther Fischer | Music |
| Art | Lothar Bunge | Set Decoration |
| Art | Christoph Schneider | Production Design |
| Writing | Brigitte Bernert | Writer |
| Editing | Rita Hiller | Editor |
| Writing | Wilhelm Grimm | Story |
| Writing | Jacob Grimm | Story |
| Camera | Wolfgang Braumann | Director of Photography |