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The Flying Koffer

The Flying Koffer

1921 · 9 min · ★ 6.2 · Animation, Fantasy

Lotte Reiniger's earliest preserved fairytale film based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Directed by Lotte Reiniger · Written by Lotte Reiniger

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