Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel (Three Wishes for Cinderella)
1973
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Director: Václav Vorlíček
Cast: Libuše Šafránková, Pavel Trávníček, Carola Braunbock, Rolf Hoppe, Karin Lesch, Daniela Hlaváčová, Vladimír Menšík, Jan Libíček, Vítězslav Jandák, Jaroslav Drbohlav
While the prince struggles to find a suitable young woman to wed, Cinderella is in with a chance after she receives three magical hazelnuts which enable her to attend the royal ball. This Czechoslovak-East German co-production has become a Christmas classic across Central Europe. It tells a sweet, likeable, and occasionally silly version of the Cinderella story. The colourful costumes look great.
