Hansel and Gretel
6.5
“They lost their way...but found a magical adventure!”
Hansel and Gretel tells the tale of two young children driven from home by their scolding mother. Losing their way in the dark forest they stumble upon the cottage of a kindly old woman. But is this kindly old woman everything she seems...?
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Cast
11 people
Hugh Pollard
Hansel
Also in
Simon and the Witch
Crossbow
Nicola Stapleton
Gretel
Known for
EastEnders
A Fistful of Fingers
Cloris Leachman
Griselda the Witch
Known for
The Croods
The Iron Giant
David Warner
Father Stephan
Known for
Titanic
Tron
Emily Richard
Mother Maria
Known for
Empire of the Sun
Susie Miller
Marta
No other roles listed
Eugene Kline
Farmer
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Warren W. Feigin
Baker
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Josh Buland
Baker's Boy
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Lutuf Nouasser
Blacksmith
Known for
Paradise Now
Divine Intervention
Beatrice Shimshoni
Ribbon Lady
Also in
Carlos
Len Talan Director · Nancy Weems Screenplay Wilhelm Grimm Story
Budget $1.5M · United States release December 10, 1988 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$1,500,000
Production
Golan-Globus Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
The Adventures of Hansel and Gretel
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 7, 1987
Premiere · Festival de Cannes
United States · December 10, 1988
Theatrical
Germany
April 1, 1991 · TV · DFF
Italy
July 10, 1987 · Premiere · Giffoni Film Festival
Netherlands
April 23, 2008 · Physical · DVD
September 30, 2016 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
April 22, 2024 · Physical
XG
December 24, 1989 · TV · DFF 2
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