Mischief in Wonderland
| Mischief in Wonderland | |
|---|---|
| Aufruhr im Schlaraffenland | |
| Directed by | Otto Meyer |
| Produced by | Alfred Förster |
| Written by | Inka Köhler-Rechnitz |
| Starring |
Alexander Engel Werner Krüger Sabine Sesselmann Cordula Trantow Alexa von Porembsky Harry Wüstenhagen |
| Music by | Norbert Schultze |
| Cinematography | Gerhard Huttula |
| Edited by | Annelies Kriegar |
| Distributed by |
Förster Film (GER) Paramount Pictures (USA) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Mischief in Wonderland (German: Aufruhr im Schlaraffenland) is a 1957 German fantasy film directed by Otto Meyer, loosely based on the story Schlaraffenland by poet Hans Sachs and a satire on the German Wirtschaftswunder.[1] The film was released in the United States by K. Gordon Murray. It is also known as Riot in Cockaigne and Scandal in Fairyland.
Plot
The king of Irgendwo is beset by worries: The food stocks are empty and he has no money. The only way out, as proposed by his both advisers Schnorr and Astropolex to marry off his young daughter to the Sultan of Persipanien fails: The princess denied the marriage and the sultan wants a rich wife.
One night during a thunderstorm, a young woman arrives at the castle. The king lets her in and gives her the last milk ration. She turns out to be a fairy who now wants to thank him: He receives a magic button with which he can ask for any food he wants. Soon the inhabitants of the little kingdom Irgendwo are living in a wonderland. From the village fountain now gushes wine and lemonade, the fountain itself is made of marzipan and the fences are made of chocolate. To avoid jeopardizing the splendor, a rice pudding mountain is built aroung the kingdom.
But soon especially the kids notice the disadvantages. All people are fat and the school is closed due to "laziness". They ask the princess for help, she is the only person who defends herself against the excessive eating. But the adults got used to the new way of life, so a riot breaks out in the land of milk and honey ...
Cast
- Alexander Engel as the King of Irgendwo
- Werner Krüger as the Scholar Astropolex
- Sabine Sesselmann as the Fairy
- Cordula Trantow as the Princess
- Alexa von Porembsky as the Chambermaid
- Harry Wüstenhagen as the Valet Schnorr
- Otto Czarski as the Physician
- Helmut Ziegner as the Sultan of Persipanien[2]
References
- ↑ "Aufruhr im Schlaraffenland". Cinema.de. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Aufruhr im Schlaraffenland 1957". maerchenfilm.pytalhost.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.