The Tinderbox
4.9
Viggo Larsen’s adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale about the soldier who gets hold of a magic tinderbox capable of calling forth three dogs with big eyes that can fulfill all his wishes. When the soldier has one of the dogs transport a sleeping princess to his room, he is arrested and sentenced to death. But his adventure, as we know, does not end here.
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Cast
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Viggo Larsen
Soldaten
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Oda Alstrup
Prinsessen
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The Lady with the Camelias
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Robert Storm Petersen
Tjener
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Fange nr. 1
The Robber's Sweetheart
Petrine Sonne
Heksen
Known for
Master of the House
Waldemar Petersen
Anden tjener
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The Flight from the Seraglio
Gustav Lund
Kongen
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Sherlock Holmes
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Clara Nebelong
Also in
The Robber's Sweetheart
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Viggo Larsen Director · Axel Graatkjær Cinematographer
First release October 3, 1907 · Produced in Denmark · Original title Fyrtøjet
Production
Nordisk Films Kompagni
Production
Denmark
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Languages
Original title
Fyrtøjet
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Denmark · October 3, 1907
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No release date listed for United States.
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