Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Brother and sister hansel hugh pollard and gretel nicola stapleton are careless and leave food out for a donkey to eat. Hansel and gretel is a film based on the classic brothers grimm fairytale of the same name. Griselda the witch is the main antagonist of the 1987 film adaptation of hansel and gretel. Hansel and gretel is a wellknown german fairy tale recorded by the brothers grimm and published in 1812. Hansel and gretel 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hansel and gretel is the best movie tale cannon films produced.
Cloris leachman, david warner, hugh pollard, nicola stapleton, emily richard, official content from cannon home video feature length version of the classic. Best movies like hansel and gretel 1987 bestsimilar. Hansel and gretel are trapped in the deceptively decorated house of the witch griselda who. Hansel and gretel are abandoned after the feminism 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. Rumpelstiltskin you are looking for humorous, feel good and captivating movies about with adventure, family, wish come true, love and romance, legends and myths, imaginary kingdom and danger themes of fantasy, family and musical genre shot in usa or israel. 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. Rumpelstiltskin you are looking for humorous, feel good and captivating movies about with adventure, family, wish come true, love and romance, legends and myths, imaginary kingdom and danger themes of fantasy, family. Hansel and gretel are two children who are very poor,one day there mother sends them out to. Hansel and gretel cannon movie tales dvd trailer i made this about 4 years ago.
Oct 10, 2014 hansel and gretel trailer 1988 starring. 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. Wonderful video by cannon productions a kinder, gentler hansel and gretel story, though still a bit scary. The trail of bread crumbs they leave to find their way back is eaten by birds, and the children are lured into the. This version of the story is taken from the hunperdinck opera, but itss still a recognizable rendition.
The classic grimm tale of hansel and gretel full length, live action and a musical. Cannon movie tales version of hansel and gretel with david warner, cloris leachman, nicola stapleton, and the music of engelbert humperdinck. The cast is fine, hugh pollard as hansel, nicola stapleton as gretel, david warner and emily richard as the parents. The movie hansel and gretel from the vhs version has some scenes done differently compared to the dvd version.
Hansel and gretel produced in usa belongs in category family, fantasy, musical with duration 84 min, broadcast at 123movie. David warner father hugh pollard hansel nicola stapleton gretel cloris leachman griselda plot. Hansel and gretel was shot simultaneously with sleeping beauty 1987. Part of the cannon movie tales, based on the fairy tale by the brothers grimm. 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 delicious gingerbread treat. If you like hansel and gretel you are looking for fairy tale, humorous and feel good movies about with curses spells and rituals, evil witch, wizards and magicians, adventure, youth, siblings relations and danger themes of family, fantasy and musical genre shot in usa. Filmed principally on location in israel, these stories are generally fairy tales based on material by either the. Ive know about these films for awhile, but had never seen one until this tv showed the sarah pattersondiana rigg snow white. Hansel and gretel are two children who are very poor,one day there mother sends them out to pick. Apr 25, 2010 ive know about these films for awhile, but had never seen one until this tv showed the sarah pattersondiana rigg snow white. Filmed on location in israel, these stories were the answer to disneys fairytale offerings. Hansel hugh pollard and gretel nicola stapleton live with their povertystricken parents on the edge of a dark and wild forest. Released 1987, hansel and gretel stars hugh pollard, nicola stapleton, cloris leachman, david warner the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. One day the children are allowed to go to the town markets so that he can sell his wood.
This wasnt the best of situations in that often the two crews would be competing for the limited equipment, costumes, and sets. 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. Witch hunters is a 20 fantasy film written and directed by tommy wirkola. Hansel and gretel 1987 film the golden throats wiki fandom. Hansel and gretel vhs 1987 version martin stevenson. Hansel and gretel, the adventures of hansel and gretel. Aug 1, 2019 cannon movie tales is the collective name for a series of fairytale films created in the late 1980s by cannon group producers menahem golan and yoram globus, associate producer patricia ruben, and executive producer itzik kol. This enrages their mother emily richard because the family is poor and. Filmed principally on location in israel, these stories are generally fairy tales based on.
Sugar and spice, and everything nice, thats what my house is made of. Hansel and gretel are abandoned after the feminism 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. Hansel and gretel is one of the finer examples of the latter, and gets my vote as the best of the series. The characters are lovely the wicked stepmom has become a lovely lady who cares about the kids but in her desperation about their hunger sends them out to pick more berries, not realizing that they will have to go to a dangerous part of the forest for them.
Data, poster, links, trailer, photos, news, articles, and forum about the movie cannon movie tales. Hansel and gretel live in the forest with their mother and woodsman father. Hansel and gretel 1987 stream and watch online moviefone. The cast is fine, hugh pollard as hansel, nicola stapleton as gretel, david. Hansel and gretel is one of the threadbare, grottily cheap fairytale productions passed off by producers menahem golan and yoram globus under their cannon movietales byline. It features a musical score freelyadapted from engelbert humperdincks famed opera version of the grimm brothers tale.
Unlike the original version of the character, this version is given a name and a slightly not so villainous role, having abducted many other children before hansel and gretel and baking them into gingerbread cookies, with the children fully conscious during this. Oct 26, 2009 cannon movie tales version of hansel and gretel with david warner, cloris leachman, nicola stapleton, and the music of engelbert humperdinck. 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. Fairy tales that dont suck a list of 43 titles created 07 nov 2016 1980s fantasy films a list of 46 titles created 05 jan 2017. When they go to the bakery, the father is once again underpaid by the baker. Hansel and gretel usa series title i started this page because i remember this movie fondly from my child.
Cannon movie tales version of hansel and gretel with david warner, cloris leachman, nicola stapleton, and the music of engelbert. Starring david warner, cloris leachman, hugh pollard, and nicola stapleton. Hansel and gretel 1987 hansel and gretel 1987 user. If and when i ever learn of their release, i will post the information here. When they go to the bakery, the father is once again underpaid by. The cannon movie tales adaptations of famous fairy tales is an interesting little series, and while there are some faring better than others and a few that are less than brilliant, others are well done and charming. Sep 03, 2017 wonderful video by cannon productions a kinder, gentler hansel and gretel story, though still a bit scary. Cannon movie tales no release dates have been announced for the frog prince and sleeping beauty to be released in the u. 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 richard who wander into the woods in this grimm brothers fairy tale. Golan, globus and cannon films were at their heights throughout the 1980s, producing various chuck norris and charles bronson films, amid a. To save money, the cannon movie tales films were shot two or three at a time. Watch cannon movie tales season 1, episode 7 hansel and gretel.
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