The Story of Little Mook

The Story of Little Mook

100 mins | Family, Fantasy | Dec. 23, 1953

An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges...

The Story of Little Mook

100 mins | Family, Fantasy | Dec. 23, 1953

The Story of Little Mook
An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges...
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers DEFA
Original title Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck
Directors Wolfgang Staudte
Writers Peter Podehl, Wilhelm Hauff

Cast

Thomas Schmidt

as Kleiner Muck

Johannes Maus

as Altgewordener Muck

Friedrich Richter

as Mukrah

Trude Hesterberg

as Ahavzi

Werner Peters

as Unterster Ramudschin

Gerd Frickhöffer

as Unterer Ramudschin

Harry Riebauer

as Oberleibläufer Murad

Alwin Lippisch

as Sultan

Silja Lesny

as Prinzessin Amarza

Heinz Kammer

as Prinz Bajazid

Gerhard Hänsel

as Prinz Hassan

Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz

as Oberster Ramudschin

Charles Hans Vogt

as Magier

Ursula Kempert

as Sklavin

Friedrich Gnaß

as Stadtwächter

Wolf von Beneckendorff

as Schulmeister