The Blue Light
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Hans the farmer is drawn into war as a soldier. Returning from the front, having been defrauded of his pay by his own king, he makes his way home. On his trip, he encounters a witch who asks him to fetch the light from a spring. He keeps it when the witch tries to deceive him and he discovers her foul magic. When the light is ignited, a little man appears who must serve the owner of the light, but it only has power if the owner has faith in himself. His courage bolstered, Hans goes to the king once more to demand his wages be paid.
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Cast
18 people
Viktor Semyonov
Hans
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Katharina Thalbach
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Helmut Straßburger
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Hexe
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Christa Löser
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Jaecki Schwarz
Knut
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Günter Schubert
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Carl Heinz Choynski
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Türkisch für Anfänger
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Kurt Radeke
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Pedro Hebenstreit
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Iris Gusner Director · Dieter Scharfenberg Writer Wilhelm Grimm Story
First release March 14, 1976 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG · Germany
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Original title
Das blaue Licht
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 14, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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