Little Tom Thumb
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Tom Thumb's evil stepmother exploits him amd makes his life very hard, so the little shepherd boy decides to leave home and seek happiness in the world outside. There Tom Thumb meets the Wind Mother, Forest Mother and a little old man on his way. Each of them gives him a chore to do that earns him a gift with magical power, which comes in handy when he has to defeat Scrooges, Lop-Eared Man and the Devil himself. While traveling in the world and looking for happiness, he realises he misses his grandmother and little sister...
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Ronalds Neilands
Little Tom Thumb
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Dace Gasjuna
Lienite
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Anna Brigadere
Gunārs Piesis
Imants Kalniņš
Dzintra Klētniece
Stepmother
Also in
Maija and Paija
Strange Moonlight
Martins Kleins
Elvīra Baldiņa
Granny
Also in
The Cage
Klavs - The Son of Martin
František Pokorný
Zdeněk Řehoř
King
Known for
Marketa Lazarová
Antonín Weiser
Miroslava Součková
Princess Goldy
Also in
Jitřní záře
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest
Gunārs Piesis Director · Anna Brigadere Author Mārtiņš Kleins Cinematographer
First release April 1, 1986 · Produced in XC, Russia · Production Filmové studio Barrandov, Barrandov Studios
Production
Rīgas kinostudija
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Production
Rigas Kinostudija
Production
XC · Russia
Produced in
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Original title
Sprīdītis
Original language
Latvian
Spoken on screen
Latvian
Release dates
Russia · April 1, 1986
Alma-Ata All-Union Film Festival
Russia · January 3, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
September 1, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
January 29, 1988 · Theatrical
December 26, 1988 · TV
Italy
July 1, 1987 · Giffonni Children's Film Festival
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