King Thrushbeard
Dec 01 1965
•1h 14m
•Fantasy, Family
A fairy-tale about a beautiful but very haughty princess Anna who cruelly mocks each of her suitors. Finally she is forced by the king to marry a beggar. The poor life, hard work and love teach the princess a lesson and turn her into a loving and kind person.
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Karin Ugowski
Prinzessin Roswitha
Manfred Krug
König Drosselbart
Martin Flörchinger
König Löwenzahn
Helmut Schreiber
König Heinz Eduard
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