The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
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...
Ratings
IMDb7/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Gunārs PiesisDirector
- Gunārs PiesisScreenplay
Cast
- Ronalds NeilandsLittle Tom Thumb
- Dace GasjunaLienite
- Dzintra KlētnieceStepmother
- Elvīra BaldiņaGranny
- Zdeněk ŘehořKing
- Miroslava SoučkováPrincess Goldy
- Miloslav HoráčekDevil
- Juris StrengaStiffness
- Astrīda KairišaWind mother
- Mirdza MartinsoneForest mother
- Antra LiedskalniņaWitch
- Miroslav MoravecLutausis
Stills
Themes
fairy talecastleforestbased on play or musicalgiantquest