The Story of Little Mook (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...
- Released
- 1953-12-23
- Genres
- Fantasy, Family
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Wolfgang Staudte
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 42 votes
Cast
- Thomas Schmidt as Kleiner Muck
- Johannes Maus as Altgewordener Muck
- Friedrich Richter as Mukrah
- Trude Hesterberg as Ahavzi
- 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
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