Good acting aside, hansel and gretel looks good to watch, boasting great set design, creating fantasylike visuals that go hand in hand with the impressive cinematography. I saw this film in a theatre when i was only five years old, fell in love with the score as a result, and have loved classical music ever sincethanks to hansel and gretel. As part of the film s exploitation, the nabisco cookie company marketed special hansel and gretel cookies. This movie follows the characters from the fictional childrens story which promotes caution when walking in the woods alone and talking to strangers. This is a watch for free on streaming service after there is nothing else. The ageless tale of a beautiful young princess whose jealous stepmother orders her killed so that she will be the fairest in the land. This version of the story includes some beefed up weaponry and far more gore than the story implies. When i realized i was super into hansel and gretel, i thought maybe it was because i watched this cannon movie tale directly following the frog prince, but then it transcended that comparison and presented itself as a really good fairy tale film with solid performances by david warner in the only film you will ever seehear him sing. This is tim burtons disney channel halloween film short that only aired once. The movie hansel and gretel from the vhs version has some scenes done differently compared to the dvd.
Other promotional tieins included hansel and gretel horsman dolls, draperies, plastic raincapes, soap figurines and glasses. It combines live action and stopmotion, making for a creepy adventure into. The uploader has not made this video available in your country. Hansel and gretel is a 1963 australian tv adaptation of the opera hansel and gretel by engelbert humperdinck it screened as an episode of wednesday theatre in 1966. The new york premiere of hansel and gretel on october 20, 1954 was a benefit for the march of dimes. It tells o twa weans that gaed for a wee daunder in the wids, drappin breid ahint them for tae find their wey back hame, but the birdies ate aw the bried an they forwandert. Made in the united states despite its european, old world look, hansel and gretel was made in new york city. It should not be confused with either hansel and gretel, another german film, or an american film hansel and gretel, both of which were released in. Cannon movie tales version of hansel and gretel with david warner, cloris leachman, nicola stapleton, and the music of engelbert humperdinck. Disney grimm fairy tales hansel and gretel video dailymotion. Fifteen years after hansel jeremy renner and gretel gemma arterton defeated the wicked witch who planned to have them for her dinner, the siblings have come of age as skilled bounty hunters.
The only other times it was shown was as part of the tim burton retrospective at the museum of modern art in new york city, and the tim burton lexposition at the cinematheque francaise in paris as part of a traveling exhibit. It is a continuation to the german folklore fairy tale hansel and gretel, in which the titular siblings are now grown up and working as a duo of witch exterminators for hire. Cannon movie tales is the collective name for a series of liveaction films created in the late 1980s by cannon group producers menahem golan and yoram globus, associate producer patricia ruben, and executive producer itzik kol. It is one of a long series of fantasies presented on television as musical specials after the enormously successful first two telecasts of the mary martin peter pan.
Usa working title the adventures of hansel and gretel. Yes, the title characters are children sung by adult sopranos and children often find this opera more appealing than most other operas, but hansel and gretel is a great opera which should appeal to people of all ages, if they will listen to it without bias. A great film for the kids, obviously i dont appreciate the awful acting now but at the time it was a great film. In this liveaction version of the classic fairy tale, hansel hugh pollard and gretel nicola stapelton are the offspring of an impoverished woodcutter david warner and his wife emily. A modern take of the brothers grimm fairytale of the same name, the film stars dee wallace, brent lydic and stephanie greco. It should not be confused with either hansel and gretel, another german film, or an american film hansel and gretel, both of which were released in the same year. Hansel and gretel is the tale of a brother and sister who are abandoned in a forest and are capture by a wicked witch. Brother and sister hansel hugh pollard and gretel nicola stapleton are careless and leave food out for a donkey to eat. Hansel and gretel 1987 letterboxd your life in film. In 1995 their first actual album, ausgeflippt was released.
It was directed by paul bogart and broadcast as a live television special on nbc on april 27, 1958. Hansel and gretel are trapped in the deceptively decorated house of the witch griselda who wishes to fatten hansel so that he may be baked into a. Jun 05, 2017 altro film della mia infanzia, che pochi conosceranno. I still cherise this film and recommend it to anyone with children.
Hansel and gretel s trail of breadcrumbs inspired the name of the navigation element breadcrumbs that allows users to keep track of their locations within programs or documents. An opera fantasy beginning with the 2001 dvd release. At 23 i often look back sometimes of the films of my childhood and i looked high and low for this version of hansel and gretel. It combines live action and stopmotion, making for a creepy adventure into the woods. When the huntsman takes pity on her, he takes her to the house of the seven dwarfs.
As part of the films exploitation, the nabisco cookie company marketed special hansel and gretel cookies. Hansel and gretel are abandoned after the famine strike in the village and where hansel and gretel are later trapped in the deceptively decorated house of the witch griselda who wishes to fatten hansel so that he may be baked into a delicious gingerbread treat. Hansel and gretel is a 1954 stop motion animated theatrical feature film released by rko pictures. The film was rereleased theatrically in 1965 through new trends associates, and in march 1973 through metrogoldwynmayer. Aug 09, 2015 hansel and gretel 1987 francais lazi narouze. This enrages their mother emily richard because the family is poor and. Australian tv drama was relatively rare at the time. Nov 16, 2012 late 90s with 2002 distribution s from a company, dvd realnews. Hansel and gretel is one of the most powerful movies ive seen in a long time. Hansel and gretel are abandoned after the famine strike in the village and where hansel and gretel are later trapped in the deceptively. Witch hunters 20 out of 4 rrated, gory horroradventure has brother and sisters hansel jeremy renner and gretal gemma arterton called to a small town to try and locate some children that have been kidnapped by some witches. Hansel and gretel 1987 david warner, hugh pollard, nicola stapleton, emily richard region 2. Soon they realize that a queen witch famke janssen has bigger plans that could have a major change on the world.
It tells o twa weans that gaed for a wee daunder in the wids, drappin breid ahint them for tae find their wey back hame. Paul bogart not really a film, but an american madefortv live musical version of the story, starring barbara cook and red buttons, more than slightly overage, as the two children, hans conried in drag as the witch, and rise stevens and. Hansel and gretel is a 1987 musical based on a brothers grimm fairy tale and directed by len talan. Altro film della mia infanzia, che pochi conosceranno. Regrettably hansel and gretel has acquired a reputation as an opera for children. Hansel and gretel is a television special that was made in 1983 for the disney channel, directed by tim burton. Witch hunters is a 20 fantasy film written and directed by tommy wirkola. Filmed principally on location in israel, these stories are generally fairy tales based on material by either the brothers grimm or charles perrault, among others. Outer banks star madelyn cline answers our five burning questions about her favorite film genre, her tv crush, and more. Hansel and gretel is a musical adaptation of the brothers grimm story. Indeed the comments to the contrary are a tribute to the filmmakers success in evoking a genuine fairy tale style.
I puten i venan fat muntar in machina, purta via e po cupa. Dont put off by the fact its 1987, this film beats many of today. Hansel and gretel 1987 not rated 1h 24min family, fantasy, musical 10 december 1988 usa based on the fairy tale by the brothers grimm. I have to confess, i hadnt watched this in years, and. Hansel and gretel are trapped in the deceptively decorated house of the witch griselda who. Jan 29, 2016 based on the fairy tale by the brothers grimm. It was the first american featurelength animated film not made by disney since 1941s mr.
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