The Master Thief (1978)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The master thief |
| Country of production | German Democratic Republic |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1978 |
| length | 62 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wolfgang Huebner |
| script | Wolfgang Hübner Peter Süring Wera kitchen master Claus kitchen master |
| production | DEFA on behalf of East German television |
| music | Günther Fischer |
| camera | Peter Süring |
| cut |
Ursula Zweig Karin Kusche |
| occupation | |
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The Master Thief is a German fairy tale film by Wolfgang Hübner from 1978, based on the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm . The title role is occupied with Klaus Piontek , leading roles with Dieter Franke , Margit Bendokat , Erika Pelikowsky , Johannes Wieke , Michael Gerber and Hubert Hoelzke .
action
The runaway serf Jörg, who has gone out into the world, returns after many years, dressed as a fine nobleman, to his home village to his parents, to whom he reports that he has become a master thief. The local Count Thunder ten Tronckh hears of the arrival of the stranger and invites him over. When Jörg reveals his identity to him, the count demands that he prove to him that Jörg really is a master thief, otherwise he will be hung on the gallows . He is supposed to steal three things: the count's favorite horse, the pastor and he is supposed to steal the ring from his wife's finger and the sheets from under his body. The master thief accepts the bet.
At night, disguised as an old woman, he carries a small barrel of wine to the guards at the stable. He sells it to them, which later enables him to steal the horse from the asleep drunks. The next stormy night he went to the village church, from which he called out to the village that the end of the world was at hand, that he was Peter and that the inhabitants should crawl into the sack on the pulpit , all the more so before the world passes to be able to step through the gate of heaven. The pastor crawls into the sack first, whereupon he is kidnapped on horseback by the master thief, who is veiled in a red robe. On the third night, Count Jörg lurks at his wife's bedroom window. He fires a supposedly fatal shot at a doll thought to be the master thief, which appears on a ladder at the window and goes to bed satisfied. Later, the master thief in night clothes climbs the ladder to the countess and pretends to be her husband. He asks her to give him her sheets so that he can cover the body. She should also please give him her ring, because it was because of him that the poor rascal died.
The next morning the Count and Countess notice their failure. When Jörg comes to the count, he shoots him out of anger, but the master thief had also stolen the bullet in the barrel of the gun. Having won the bet, he says goodbye and rides on through the world.
Production, publication
The master thief was filmed in Altdöbern Castle and in the Fürstlich Drehna moated castle in Brandenburg. It was broadcast for the first time on January 1, 1978 in the first program of East German television. The film was released in GDR cinemas on March 23, 1979.
The Icestorm Distribution GmbH released the film on September 19, 2011 as part of the “Classic Fairy Tale” series on DVD.
criticism
On the Maerchen-Filme.de website , the film received a total of 3.8 out of five possible crowns. He also received 3.8 crowns for implementation. He received 4 each for equipment, entertainment and actors.
For the lexicon of international films , Der Meisterdieb was a “witty” and “coherent implementation of Grimm's original”.
For the MDR , the film presents itself as an “attractive, successful fairy tale film”.
Cinema said, "a cunning guy (Klaus Piontek) wipes out the domineering count in the most beautiful Robin Hood manner" and was impressed by this "witty and coherent film adaptation".
Web links
- The master thief in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The master thief at filmportal.de
- The master thief in the online film database
- The master thief see page maerchenfilm.info
- The Master Thief (1978) full movie
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The master thief. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Der Meisterdieb Fig. DVD case fairy tale classics (DDR TV archive children)
- ↑ The master thief see page maerchen-filme.de. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ↑ Der Meisterdieb (GDR, 1978) see page wunschliste.de. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ↑ The master thief see page cinema.de (including 7 film images). Retrieved May 15, 2019.
