A fairy-tale about a beautiful but very haughty princess Anna who cruelly mocks each of her suitors. Finally she is forced by the king to marry a beggar. The poor life, hard work and love teach the princess a lesson and turn her into a loving and kind person.
Costume
Princess gowns so extra they deserve their own attitude.
Acting
Karin Ugowski's eyebrow acting deserves an award.
Director
Walter Beck
Karin Ugowski
Prinzessin Roswitha
Manfred Krug
König Drosselbart
Martin Flörchinger
König Löwenzahn
Helmut Schreiber
König Heinz Eduard
Achim Schmidtchen
König Wenzel
Gerd E. Schäfer
Herzog Adolar
Arno Wyzniewski
Prinz Kasimir
Bruno Carstens
Fürst Zacharias
Horst Buder
Junker Balduin
Nico Turoff
Kutscher Sebastian
Manfred Heine
Küchenmeister
Ulrich Balko
Küchenjunge Felix
Klaus Piontek
Tanzmeister
Marianne Wünscher
Obsthändlerin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
DEFA, East Germany's state studio, produced this as socialist-friendly entertainment—note the 'rich people bad' messaging.
Manfred Krug, who plays the beggar king, later became a massive star in West Germany after defecting in 1977.
XG
