Hans Röckle and the Devil

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Hans Röckle and the Devil

6.6 | 1h15m | en | Fantasy

Hans Röckle is a puppeteer, inventor, blacksmith and more. He is challenged by the Devil (in almost a dozen fancy costumes) who offers him even more inventiveness, against his soul should he ever make money with an invention, build something twice, or cease inventing for 7*7 hours.

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6.6 | 1h15m | en | Fantasy , Family | More Info

Released: July. 04,1974 | Released Producted By: DEFA , Country: East Germany Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Rolf Hoppe , Herbert Köfer , Regina Beyer

Director

Wolfgang Braumann

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Cast

Rolf Hoppe

as Meister Hans Röckle

Comedian Harmonists The Magnate Spring Symphony Mephisto Hans Röckle and the Devil Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment White Wolves Trail of the Falcon

Herbert Köfer

as Reichenbach

Krauses Zukunft Fly Away Elbflorenz Hans Röckle and the Devil Naked Among Wolves

Regina Beyer

as Base Margret

Treffpunkt Flughafen Hans Röckle and the Devil

Reviews

suchenwi This movie is based on a contemporary children's book, not the usual Grimm Brothers stock. Hans Röckle is a puppeteer, inventor, blacksmith and more. He is challenged by the Devil (in almost a dozen fancy costumes) who offers him even more inventiveness, against his soul should he ever make money with an invention, build something twice, or cease inventing for 7*7 hours.The inventions help his fellow men: an automatic sewing kit (fancy animation), a weather-controlling flute. However, the contract with the devil had a clause that the devil can take any invention as plaything for his mother. But even without devil's intervention, the things often have less than desirable effects on people's lives. Roeckle has seen the country of "Tomorrow & Aftertomorrow" in a magic telescope, where poverty and illness are overcome, somehow a communist paradise... so he brings his inventions there, with his amazing Time Boots.While leaning on fairy tale standards, this story unfolds quite nicely and somewhat surprisingly. I found it very worthwhile watching. Pity the bizarre puppets weren't shown more often :^)

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