Der Drachenprinz

Der Drachenprinz

1930 · 12 min · ★ 8.0 · Fantasy

While waiting for her prince, a princess waits by the Buddha statue. Lurching from behind it, however, is a fearsome dragon, who kidnaps the princess. While the princess is held by the dragon in its nest, three men each challenge the dragon; The Mandarin, who reads an order to release the princess; a Samurai, who uses bombs and arrows against the dragon; and the Buddha, whose willpower ultimately overwhelms and disenchants the dragon. Based on the puppet play by Richard Teschner.

Directed by Richard Teschner

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The Legend of Mary is a puppetry short film that tells the story of the virgin Mary and the nativity. featuring the rod puppets of master puppeteer Richard Teschner, the short was filmed by Bruno Lötch in 1935 and screened in several cinemas in Vienna. In 1949, after the death of Richard Teschner, Kolm-Veltee produced a version of Legend of Mary for English-speaking European and American audiences. Featuring new audio and soundtrack such as a voice-over narration provided by Alice Lyon and music by Franz Fridel.

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Traum im Karneval · 1930

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