''Little Red Riding Hood'' () is a German film, directed by
Walter Janssen
Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970.
Selected filmography
* '' The Dancer'' (1919)
* ''Destiny'' (1921)
* '' Wandering Souls'' ( ...
, based on the story of
Little Red Riding Hood
"Little Red Riding Hood" () is a fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European Fable, folk tales. It was later retold in the 19th-century by the Broth ...
by the
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob Grimm, Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm (1786–1859), were Germans, German academics who together collected and published folklore. The brothers are among the best-known storytellers of Oral tradit ...
. It should not be confused with the 1953 German film ''
Little Red Riding Hood
"Little Red Riding Hood" () is a fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European Fable, folk tales. It was later retold in the 19th-century by the Broth ...
'' which is also based on the fairy tale.
Cast
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Maren-Inken Bielenberg – Little Red Riding Hood
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Elinor von Wallerstein – The Mother
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Ellen Frank – The Grandmother
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Wolfgang Eichberger – The Hunter
Little Red Riding Hood's Brothers:
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Peter Lehmann – Bammel
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Michael Beutner – Bommel
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Rudolf Gerhofer – Bummel
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Götz Wolf – Flock
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Helge Lehmann – Flick
DVD release
In 2007, ''Rotkäppchen'' was released on DVD in Germany. The film was also part of five DVD boxset, which contained other classic live-action German fairytale films made in the 1950s.
External links
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Kinowelt Home Entertainment DVD
1954 films
1950s fantasy films
German fantasy films
West German films
Films based on Little Red Riding Hood
German children's films
1950s German films
Films scored by Giuseppe Becce
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