The devil's three golden hairs : a Brother's Grimm fairy tale / a movie by DEFA Studio for Feature Film ; screenplay, Manfred Freitag, Jochen Nestler ; dramaturg, Inge Wüste-Heym ; producer, Erich Albrecht ; director, Egon Schlegel.
Hans-Joachim Frank, Dieter Franke, Rolf Ludwig, Katrin Martin, Wolfgang Greese, Hannjo Hasse. "Freely adapted from the tale by the Brothers Grimm 'The Devil with the three golden hairs.'" Originally produced as a motion picture in 1977. Special features include: short film "Consequence"; original U.S. theatrical trailer; animated chapter divisions; internet links. "Freely adapted from the tale by the Brothers Grimm 'The Devil with the three golden hairs.'" Originally produced as a motion picture in 1977. Special features include: short film "Consequence" ; original U.S. theatrical trailer ; animated chapter divisions ; internet links.
Summary:
The poor lad Jacob is dogged by misfortune and now even the king is out to get him. The king sends Jacob to the devil to get the latter's three golden hairs, hoping to get rid of Jacob. On his way Jacob promises the king's exploited subjects to ask the devil how they can escape their misery. Once he arrives in hell, he takes advantage of the she-devil's absence by disguising himself in her clothes. He then snatches the three golden hairs from the devil, finds out the solution for the farmers and returns home a hero.
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