Hänsel und Gretel

Name: Hänsel und Gretel
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Released: 1954-08-27
Duration: 38 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Wolfgang Condrus, Heidi Ewert, Fritz Genschow, Elisabeth Ilna, Erika Kruse

IMDb ID: tt0347218 · Year: 1954 · Rating: 6.0 (52 votes)

Genres: Family · Fantasy

A Brothers Grimm fairy tale involving siblings finding a gingerbread house in the middle of the forest owned by an evil witch who captures them and by fattening them, intends to have them for her meal.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Hansel and Gretel
United States: Hansel and Gretel
West Germany: Hänsel und Gretel
Hänsel und GretelRelease Date1954-08-27Runtime38 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsWest GermanyLanguagesGermanKeywordshouse
evil
hansel and gretel
fairy tale
partially lost filmFilming LocationsBerliner Union-Film, Oberlandstraße 26-35, Tempelhof, Berlin, GermanyProduction CompaniesFritz Genschow FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347218/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0347218.jpgUpdated At2025-11-09T08:35:14

Directors

Fritz Genschow

Writers

Fritz Genschow
Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Renée Stobrawa

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Wolfgang Condrus | Character: Actor
Actor: Heidi Ewert | Character: Gretel
Actor: Fritz Genschow | Character: Actor
Actor: Elisabeth Ilna | Character: Witch
Actor: Erika Kruse | Character: Lene
Actor: Paul Nagel Jr. | Character: Narrator (1970 US version)
Actor: Rita-Maria Nowotny | Character: Actress
Actor: Erika Petrick | Character: Mother
Actor: Wulf Rittscher | Character: Kaufmann Klos
Actor: August Spillner | Character: Father
Actor: Renée Stobrawa | Character: Frau Köper
Actor: Werner Stock | Character: Michael
Actor: Uwe Witt | Character: Hänsel

[Directors Group]
Name: Fritz Genschow | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Fritz Genschow | Role: Writer
Name: Jacob Grimm | Role: Writer
Name: Wilhelm Grimm | Role: Writer
Name: Renée Stobrawa | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: F.J. Gottleib | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Richard Stauch | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Gerhard Huttula | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Annemarie Rokoss | Role: Editor

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Wolf Leder | Role: Costume Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Willy Schöne | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Ewald Otto | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Erich Mier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Carola Krauskopf | Role: Additional Crew
Name: K. Gordon Murray | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347218/videogallery/

Release Schedule

West Germany: August 27, 1954

Awards

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Box Office

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