Somewhere in the Bavarian province the robber Hotzenplotz is up to mischief. One day he robs Kasperl's grandmother's coffee grinder. Since the goofy sergeant Dimpfelmoser sees little hope of finding the robber, Kasperl and his best friend Seppel decide to track down the robber themselves. With a ruse, they manage to find the robber's cave, but are then caught by Hotzenplotz, who sells Kasperl to the magician Zwackelmann.
Acting
Armin Rohde's Hotzenplotz is gloriously unhinged
Production
Bavarian sets that look edible
Costume
Zwackelmann's wizard drip deserves respect
Director
Gernot Roll
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Otfried Preußler's books have sold 50 million copies in Germany; this adaptation arrived 43 years after the first publication.
Rufus Beck's Zwackelmann became so iconic that his performance is now the definitive version for multiple generations.
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