Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes across three magical acorns, she's granted a single wish for each one of them.
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Cast
41 people
Libuše Šafránková
Popelka
Known for
Kolya
My Sweet Little Village
Pavel Trávníček
Prince
Also in
The Third Prince
A Prague Underworld
Carola Braunbock
Stepmother
Also in
Daniel Druskat
The Kaiser's Lackey
Rolf Hoppe
King
Known for
Mephisto
Palmetto
Karin Lesch
Queen
Also in
Rumpelstiltskin
Maria und der Paragraph
Dana Hlaváčová
Dora
Known for
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Jan Libíček
Preceptor
Known for
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
The Girl on the Broomstick
Vítězslav Jandák
Kamil
Also in
Černí baroni
Velké sedlo
Jaroslav Drbohlav
Vítek
Also in
Kluci z bronzu
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat
Vladimír Menšík
Vincek
Known for
Loves of a Blonde
Happy End
Míla Myslíková
Housekeeper
Known for
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
The Cremator
Helena Růžičková
Princess Drobena
Known for
Happy End
Václav Vorlíček Director · František Pavlíček Screenplay Božena Němcová Author
Director Screenplay
Václav Vorlíček
Screenplay Story
František Pavlíček
Author
Božena Němcová
Composer
Karel Svoboda
Cinematographer
Josef Illík
Editor
Barbara Leuschner
Editor
Miroslav Hájek
Production designer
Oldřich Bosák
Production designer
Alfred Thomalla
Costume designer
Günter Schmidt
Costume designer
Theodor Pištěk
Budget $580K · First release November 16, 1973 · Produced in XC, XG, Czechia, Germany
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Budget
$580,000
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
DEFA
Production
XC · XG · Czechia · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Tři oříšky pro Popelku
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech · German
Release dates
XC · November 16, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
March 26, 2017 · Digital
Czechia
December 17, 2015 · Theatrical · Digitally restored
April 1, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
July 16, 1977 · Theatrical
Italy
December 31, 1974 · TV · Programma Nazionale
Netherlands
December 6, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Norway
December 24, 1975 · TV
XG
March 10, 1974 · Theatrical
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