The Tinder Box (German: Das Feuerzeug) is an East German fantasy film directed by Siegfried Hartmann. It was released in 1959.
It was later purchased by the BBC and shown as part of their Tales from Europe series of dubbed films on children's television, first shown in 1964 and repeated in 1970 and 1972.
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Cast
Rolf Ludwig as Der Soldat / The Soldier
Detlef Heintze as Hans/ The Apprentice
Heinz Schubert as Der Geizige / The Miser
Hans Fiebrandt as Der König / The King
Maria Besendahl as Die Königin / The Queen
Senta Bonacker as Die Kammerfrau / The Lady-in-waiting
Rolf Defrank as Der Eitle / The Vain Man
Hannes Fischer as Der Dicke / The Fat Man
Fritz Schlegel as Der Wirt / The Innkeeper
Barbara Mehlan as Die Prinzessin / The Princess
Maria Wendt as Altes Mütterchen / The Old Woman
Bella Waldritter: Die Hexe / The Witch
Reception
The picture sold 5,429,103 tickets.