Directed by:
Sibylle TafelCinematography:
Wolfgang AichholzerComposer:
Enjott SchneiderCast:
Karoline Herfurth, Florian Lukas, Susanne Bormann, Petra Kelling, Henry Hübchen, Julius Römer, Marc Hosemann, Charley Ann Schmutzler, Katrin Filzen (more)Plots(1)
Princess Elisabeth has been betrothed to Prince Leopold for many years. When she travels to her wedding, her mother cannot accompany her for she is ill. The princess takes three things with her as protection: the talking horse Falada, three mysterious drops of blood and the maid Magdalena.
As a child the maid had suffered great injustice from the royal family, and she uses the journey to take her revenge. She forces the princess to trade places with her. The cunning maid now parades as the princess and future bride at Leopold's court while she sends Elisabeth to mind the geese. The father of the bridegroom, King Gustav, takes a great liking to the resolute young lady and doesn't doubt for a moment that she is the rightful successor to his deceased wife. Yet the destiny of the true princess is not so easily foiled: for true love will always find a way. Prince Leopold falls in love with the beautiful goose girl, and his best friend, the goose boy, also realises that Elisabeth and Leopold are meant for one another. But how should Elisabeth overcome the sinister power of Magdalena and find her happiness as the rightful bride? Realising her own strength, she becomes the mistress of her fate and, following uncommon paths, she finds her place as Leopold's queen. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Karoline Herfurth
East Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
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Florian Lukas
East Germany
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
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Susanne Bormann
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Nachtgestalten (1999)
That Trip We Took with Dad (2016)
Petra Kelling
German Empire
Best movies:
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
4 Days in May (2011)
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Henry Hübchen
Germany
Best movies:
Jakob the Liar (1974)
Das Große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck (1981) (TV movie)
Sun Alley (1999)
Julius Römer
Germany
Best movies:
Marc Hosemann
West Germany
Best movies:
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
The Golden Glove (2019)
Charley Ann Schmutzler
Best movies:
Fucking Berlin (2016)
Katrin Filzen
Portugal
Best movies:
Das Programm (2016) (TV movie)
Faust (2011)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Steffen Scheumann
Best movies:
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
Sun Alley (1999)
Paulina Rümmelein
Germany
Best movies:
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Wild Chicks and Life (2009)
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Rainer Ewerrien
West Germany
Best movies:
3 Türken & ein Baby (2015)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Richard van Weyden
West Germany
Best movies:
Pope Joan (2009)
The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018)
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