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Hans the farmer is drawn into war as a soldier. Returning from the front, having been defrauded of his pay by his own king, he makes his way home. On his trip, he encounters a witch who asks him to fetch the light from a spring. He keeps it when the witch tries to deceive him and he discovers her foul magic. When the light is ignited, a little man appears who must serve the owner of the light, but it only has power if the owner has faith in himself. His courage bolstered, Hans goes to the king once more to demand his wages be paid.
Director
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Studio
DEFA
Original Title
Das blaue Licht
Original Language
German
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Cast
Full credits →V
Viktor Semyonov
Hans
B
Blanche Kommerell
Anne
K
Katharina Thalbach
Prinzessin
F
Fred Delmare
Männlein
H
Helmut Straßburger
König
M
Marylu Poolman
Hexe
C
Christa Löser
Kammerfrau
J
Jaecki Schwarz
Knut
G
Günter Schubert
C
Carl Heinz Choynski
K
Kurt Radeke
P
Pedro Hebenstreit
J
Jürgen Hölzel
J
Joachim Schönitz
W
Wilfried Pucher
K
Klaus Tilsner
H
Heinrich Schramm
K
Klaus Ebeling
