The read
It runs a compact 24m.
Synopsis
Because of kind acts toward three beggars, an honest soldier returning from war is given a magical sack, an unbeatable deck of cards, a ruby whistle and a comparable dance, which he uses to save a kingdom and to foil Death.
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Key crew
- Jim HensonDirector
- Anthony MinghellaWriter
Cast
- John HurtThe Storyteller
- Bob PeckThe Soldier
- Stuart RichmanFiddling Beggar
- Walter SparrowCard Trick Beggar
- John Franklyn-RobbinsTzar
- Ishia BennisonTzarina
- Jan ChappellThe Soldier's Wife
- Gavin KnightsThe Soldier's Son
- David FleeshmanInnkeeper
- Alistair FullartonDeath/Devil
- Brian HensonThe Storyteller's Dog
- David Alan BarclayDevil