The Brave Little Tailor
Seen it?1956 | 83 min | Fantasy, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who likes a world with its own rules and parents and kids watching together. Best enjoyed if you're happy to go along with its world. Sits nicely alongside The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or Descendants 2.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Bright and bouncy, at 1 hr 23 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1956: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
When Prince Vain got his shirt fixed, he proclaims that he had slain two lizards in front of the tailor's house - "two in one strike". When the tailor swats seven flies at once, he sows himself a banner saying "seven in one strike", and together with his bird he starts a journey into the world to pronounce his deed.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 594 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Helmut Spieß
- Kurt SchmidtchenDas Tapfere Schneiderlein
- Christel BodensteinTraute
- Gisela KretzschmarPrinzessin Liebreich
- Horst DrindaPrinz Eitel
- Fred KronströmKönig Griesgram
- Gerd Michael HennebergSchatzmeister Gier
- Fred MahrGärtner Sommer
- Wolf Kaiser1. Riese
- Gerhard Frei2. Riese
- Ellen PlessowSchneidermeisterin