Singing Ringing Tree, The

Date: 1957
Director: Francesco Stefani
Production Company: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Deutsche Film (DEFA)

Stars: Christel Bodenstein, Charles Hans Vogt, Eckart Dux, Richard Krüger
Location(s): Brandenburg (Studio)

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Storyline:

A beautiful but selfish and haughty princess rejects the proposal of a wealthy prince and scorns the gifts he offers her, saying that she will only marry him if he brings her the mythical Singing Ringing Tree.

Additional Information:

Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

Also known as ‘Das singende, klingende Bäumchen’ (Original German title)

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The King (Charles Hans Vogt) watches in dismay as his daughter the Princess (Christel Bodenstein) tips out a casket of pearls gifted to her by the Prince (Eckart Dux).

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After he turns the Prince into a bear, the Dwarf (Richard Krüger) watches him drag the Princess over a stone bridge into his land. This well remembered children's film was shot entirely at Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, East Germany

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As the now 'ugly' Princess washes in a lake, the Dwarf turns the water to ice,