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The Frog Prince
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The Frog Prince

1988-06-26 · 65 min · ★ 4.8

Fantasy · Family

Henriette is a princess; she is playing with her ball, but drops it into a well. A talking frog replaces it with a golden ball, on condition that he can eat and drink with her, and rest in her bed. She accepts, but then is repelled at the thought of the frog eating and drinking with her, etc., but her Father makes her do so. In her bedroom, the frog turns into a handsome prince, and she falls in love with him, but he leaves immediately because of her broken promises. She pines and eventually seeks him out, braving various tests of her truthfulness in the process.

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Directors
Walter Beck
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jana MattukatJana MattukatHenriette
Jens-Uwe BogadtkeJens-Uwe BogadtkeFroschkönig
Peter SodannPeter SodannKönig
Franziska Glöss-EbermannFlorentine
Susanne LüningSusanne LüningGeraldine
Thomas WolffThomas WolffAskold
Pedro HebenstreitPedro HebenstreitBarnabas
Dieter WienDieter WienCarbinian
Günter SchubertGünter SchubertDagobert
Gerd BlahuschekFire (voice)
Janina HartwigJanina HartwigWater (voice)
Carl-Martin SpenglerWind (voice)
Gunter FriedrichGunter Friedrich1. Reiter
Karl SturmKarl Sturm2. Reiter
Gunnar HelmGunnar Helm3. Reiter
Jürgen Hölzel4. Reiter

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