Where to Watch Der Struwwelpeter

Fancy watching 'Der Struwwelpeter' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Fritz Genschow-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Der Struwwelpeter' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Der Struwwelpeter' right now, here are some finer points about the Fritz Genschow Films fantasy flick.

Released , 'Der Struwwelpeter' stars Fredy Kaindl, Traute Höhnisch, Eric Canso, Renée Stobrawa The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a user score of 62 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 6 experienced users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "Der Struwwelpeter is a popular German children's book. It comprises of ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. Writer/director Fritz Genschow adapted Hoffmann's book to the big screen. He made a career doing such films, he had done Hansel and Gretel and would go on to adapt Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and other family films. Der Struwwelpeter, however, is weirder and darker than the Grimms' tales. They are heavy morality lessons in which children are burned to death, starved to death, or have their thumbs cut off. In Hoffmann's world the punishment usually far outweighs the crime. Genschow provided a happy ending: through the wonders of reverse action children are brought back from their fiery deaths, their thumbs are reattached, and their misdeeds undone through the power of St. Nicholas and some sort of Christmas miracle. (via forcesofgeek.com)" .