The Story of Little Mook (1953)
An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges...
Director: Wolfgang Staudte
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Thomas Schmidt as Kleiner Muck |
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Johannes Maus as Altgewordener Muck |
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Friedrich Richter as Mukrah |
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Trude Hesterberg as Ahavzi |
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Gerd Frickhöffer as Unterer Ramudschin |
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Harry Riebauer as Oberleibläufer Murad |
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Alwin Lippisch as Sultan |
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Silja Lesny as Prinzessin Amarza |
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Heinz Kammer as Prinz Bajazid |
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Gerhard Hänsel as Prinz Hassan |
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Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz as Oberster Ramudschin |
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Charles Hans Vogt as Magier |
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Ursula Kempert as Sklavin |
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Friedrich Gnaß as Stadtwächter |
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Wolf von Beneckendorff as Schulmeister |
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Werner Peters as Ramudschin |
| Directing | Wolfgang Staudte | Director |
| Writing | Peter Podehl | Writer |
| Writing | Wolfgang Staudte | Writer |
| Writing | Wilhelm Hauff | Short Story |
| Editing | Ruth Schreiber | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sabine Brodt | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Willy Roloff | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ernst Roters | Music |
| Art | Artur Günther | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alois Strasser | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Erich Zander | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Schulze-Mittendorff | Costume Design |
| Camera | Robert Baberske | Director of Photography |