The Frog Prince

The Frog Prince

65 mins | Family, Fantasy | June 26, 1988

Henriette is a princess; she is playing with her ball, but drops it into a well. A talking frog replaces it with a golden ball, on condition that he can eat and drink with her, and rest in her bed. She accepts, but then is repelled at the thought of the frog eating and drinking with her, etc., but her Father makes her do so. In her bedroom, the frog turns into a handsome prince, and she falls in love with him, but he leaves immediately because of her broken promises. She pines and eventually seeks him out, braving various tests of her truthfulness in the process.

The Frog Prince

65 mins | Family, Fantasy | June 26, 1988

The Frog Prince
Henriette is a princess; she is playing with her ball, but drops it into a well. A talking frog replaces it with a golden ball, on condition that he can eat and drink with her, and rest in her bed. She accepts, but then is repelled at the thought of the frog eating and drinking with her, etc., but her Father makes her do so. In her bedroom, the frog turns into a handsome prince, and she falls in love with him, but he leaves immediately because of her broken promises. She pines and eventually seeks him out, braving various tests of her truthfulness in the process.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers DEFA
Original title Froschkönig
Directors Walter Beck
Writers Brigitte Bernert, Walter Beck, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm

Cast

Jana Mattukat

as Henriette

Jens-Uwe Bogadtke

as Froschkönig

Peter Sodann

as König

Susanne Lüning

as Geraldine

Thomas Wolff

as Askold

Pedro Hebenstreit

as Barnabas

Dieter Wien

as Carbinian

Günter Schubert

as Dagobert

Gerd Blahuschek

as Fire (voice)

Janina Hartwig

as Water (voice)

Carl-Martin Spengler

as Wind (voice)