Tischlein deck dich

Tischlein deck dich

1956 · 72 min · ★ 6.8 · Family, Fantasy

Once upon a time, there had been a tailor who sent his three sons out into the world, so that they might find fortune and learn something proper. The oldest went to a carpenter and was gifted a small table at the end of his apprenticeship. It set itself with all kinds of delicacies when ordered to. When he visits a hostelry, however, he gets cheated from the table by the innkeeper. The second son became the apprentice to a miller and received a donkey as a parting gift which could spew gold. But he as well got cheated out of the wages of his apprenticeship by the criminal innkeeper. The third son conveniently received a club as a parting gift from his turner master. Spontaneously, he helps his brothers reclaim what was theirs, and the thievish innkeeper experiences a bad surprise.

Directed by Jürgen von Alten

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Rolf Bollmann Hans mit der roten Kappe
Hans Elwenspoek Wirt
Louise Hinné
Margarete Henning-Roth Wirtin
Erich Holder
Helmut Lieber Klaus mit der blauen Kappe
Rudolf Mumm
Alfons Teuber Waldmann
Bobby Todd der Vater, Schneider
Fritz Wepper Michel, Müller

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