The Frog Prince

The Frog Prince

90 mins | Family, Fantasy | Dec. 25, 1991

When a young princess, instead of being fully dedicated to her love, persists in running around like a tomboy and roaming the forests with her gang, and a young prince refuses to give up all his vices and mischief, an aquaphobic fairy takes their fate into her hands. The princess then falls in love with the prince, who declares eternal fidelity to her. When he however breaks this promise, the fairy turns him into a frog. With which the loyalty of the princess is being tested as well.

The Frog Prince

90 mins | Family, Fantasy | Dec. 25, 1991

The Frog Prince
When a young princess, instead of being fully dedicated to her love, persists in running around like a tomboy and roaming the forests with her gang, and a young prince refuses to give up all his vices and mischief, an aquaphobic fairy takes their fate into her hands. The princess then falls in love with the prince, who declares eternal fidelity to her. When he however breaks this promise, the fairy turns him into a frog. With which the loyalty of the princess is being tested as well.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers TVE, ZDF, France 3, Omnia Film München, Films du Sabre, KIM Euromedia, Bratislava, Rai 2
Original title Žabí princ
Directors Juraj Herz
Writers Bernd Fiedler, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm

Cast

Linda Rybová

as Prinzessin

Michal Dlouhý

as Prinz

Karel Greif

as Heinrich

Iris Berben

as Königin

Michael Degen

as König

Jiří Sovák

as Hippolytus

Concha Cuetos

as Gräfin

Lucie Zedníčková

as Komtess

Oldřich Slavík

as Finanzminister

Ladislav Lakomý

as Außenminister

Jaroslav Kuneš

as Verteidigungsminister

Vítězslav Jandák

as Demagoge

Michael Matthys

as Frosch