17 Mar 2007
Chess
In an old library, two armies of chess pieces are about to start a war.
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Hansel and Gretel is a Swiss short fairy tale movie by Rudolf Jugert from 1971. It is based on Grimm’s fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
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Michael Poliza Hänsel
Manuela Schmitz Gretel
Eva Fiebig Hexe
Renate Schubert Stiefmutter
Kurt A. Jung Vater
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