The Brave Little Tailor
1956, German. Directed by Helmut Spieß.
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When Prince Vain got his shirt fixed, he proclaims that he had slain two lizards in front of the tailor's house - "two in one strike". When the tailor swats seven flies at once, he sows himself a banner saying "seven in one strike", and together with his bird he starts a journey into the world to pronounce his deed.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Helmut SpießDirector
- Kurt SchmidtchenDas Tapfere Schneiderlein
- Christel BodensteinTraute
- Gisela KretzschmarPrinzessin Liebreich
- Horst DrindaPrinz Eitel
- Fred KronströmKönig Griesgram
- Gerd Michael HennebergSchatzmeister Gier
- Fred MahrGärtner Sommer
- Wolf Kaiser1. Riese
- Gerhard Frei2. Riese
- Ellen PlessowSchneidermeisterin
- Fredy BartenSchneidermeister
- Helene RiechersMusfrau
Details
- Released
- 27 September 1956
- Original title
- Das tapfere Schneiderlein
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Kurt Bortfeldt, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
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The Brave Little Tailor runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Which OTT platform is The Brave Little Tailor on?
The Brave Little Tailor isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 September 1956. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Brave Little Tailor?
If you liked The Brave Little Tailor, try The Story of Little Mook, Pan, The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter.
Who directed The Brave Little Tailor?
The Brave Little Tailor (1956) was directed by Helmut Spieß and stars Kurt Schmidtchen, Christel Bodenstein, Gisela Kretzschmar.