Dec 26, 1988
84 min
Full-HD

Rapunzel, or The Magic of Tears (1988)

Adaptation of the classic fairytale. Rapunzel lives alone in the woods, in a tower with no doors. Then, one day, a mysterious stranger comes for a visit.

Category

TV Movie Family Fantasy

Country

East Germany Germany

Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme Fernsehen der DDR

Sylvia Wolff

Rapunzel

Dirk Schoedon

Prinz

Günter Grabbert

König

Renate Blume

Königin

Christine Schorn

Alte Zauberin

Ruth Glöss

Brautmutter

Gunda Aurich

Die hässliche Prinzessin

Arno Wyzniewski

Medicus

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