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Into the Forest: Folktales at DEFA - Limited Edition - Masters of Cinema #359-363 (UK)

Into the Forest: Folktales at DEFA - Limited Edition - Masters of Cinema #359-363 (UK)


 The Devil From Mill Mountain / The Singing Ringing Tree / Little Red Riding Hood / Rumpelstiltskin / The Devil's Three Golden Hairs
Actors: Christel Bodenstein, Charles Hans Vogt, Eckart Dux, Dorothea Thiesing, Richard Krüger, Egon Vogel
Director: Francesco Stefani
Language:
Subtitles: English
Region: Untested
Aspect Ratio:
Number of Discs: 3
Rating: PG
Orig Release Date: 1957
Studio: Eureka
Release Date: 7/27/2026
Run Time: TBA Min.
Special Features:
  • FIVE RESTORATIONS BY THE DEFA FOUNDATION
  • Original German soundtracks
  • Optional English soundtracks for The Singing Ringing Tree and The Devil's Three Golden Hairs
  • Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
  • New audio commentary on The Devil from Mill Mountain by film historian Michael Brooke
  • New audio commentary on Rumpelstiltskin by Sam Goff, editorial director for Klassiki and host of The Klassiki Kino Club podcast
  • Fairytales and Nightmares – new interview with writer, broadcaster and Fortean Times columnist Bob Fischer on the history of The Singing Ringing Tree
  • DEFA and the Devil – new video essay on the depiction of the Devil in folktales from the Brothers Grimm to DEFA by film and literature scholar Mary Going
  • The Magic Scissors (Bruno J. Böttge, 1956) – short silhouette animation inspired by traditional folktales and produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
  • Sleeping Beauty Was a Beautiful Child (Katja Georgi, 1987) – short puppet animation adapted from Sleeping Beauty by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
  • The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats (Otto Sacher, 1990) – short cut-out animation adapted from the Brothers Grimm story by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
  • Limited Collector's Edition Box Set [2000 copies]
  • Limited edition hardbound slipcase featuring new artwork by Carly A-F [2000 copies]
  • Limited edition 60-page collector's book featuring a new essay on DEFA's approach to folktales by East German film historian Sebastian Heiduschke, new notes on each film in this set by DEFA Märchenfilm experts Sonja Fritzsche, Qinna Shen and Elizabeth Ward, plus the Brothers Grimm stories that inspired The Singing Ringing Tree, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood and The Devil's Three Golden Hairs [2000 copies]
  • Reversible inner sleeves featuring new artwork for each film by Carly A-F
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 The Devil From Mill Mountain / The Singing Ringing Tree / Little Red Riding Hood / Rumpelstiltskin / The Devil's Three Golden Hairs
Actors: Christel Bodenstein, Charles Hans Vogt, Eckart Dux, Dorothea Thiesing, Richard Krüger, Egon Vogel
Director: Francesco Stefani
Language:
Subtitles: English
Region: Untested
Aspect Ratio:
Number of Discs: 3
Rating: PG
Orig Release Date: 1957
Studio: Eureka
Release Date: 7/27/2026
Run Time: TBA Min.
Special Features:
  • FIVE RESTORATIONS BY THE DEFA FOUNDATION
  • Original German soundtracks
  • Optional English soundtracks for The Singing Ringing Tree and The Devil's Three Golden Hairs
  • Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
  • New audio commentary on The Devil from Mill Mountain by film historian Michael Brooke
  • New audio commentary on Rumpelstiltskin by Sam Goff, editorial director for Klassiki and host of The Klassiki Kino Club podcast
  • Fairytales and Nightmares – new interview with writer, broadcaster and Fortean Times columnist Bob Fischer on the history of The Singing Ringing Tree
  • DEFA and the Devil – new video essay on the depiction of the Devil in folktales from the Brothers Grimm to DEFA by film and literature scholar Mary Going
  • The Magic Scissors (Bruno J. Böttge, 1956) – short silhouette animation inspired by traditional folktales and produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
  • Sleeping Beauty Was a Beautiful Child (Katja Georgi, 1987) – short puppet animation adapted from Sleeping Beauty by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
  • The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats (Otto Sacher, 1990) – short cut-out animation adapted from the Brothers Grimm story by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film
  • Limited Collector's Edition Box Set [2000 copies]
  • Limited edition hardbound slipcase featuring new artwork by Carly A-F [2000 copies]
  • Limited edition 60-page collector's book featuring a new essay on DEFA's approach to folktales by East German film historian Sebastian Heiduschke, new notes on each film in this set by DEFA Märchenfilm experts Sonja Fritzsche, Qinna Shen and Elizabeth Ward, plus the Brothers Grimm stories that inspired The Singing Ringing Tree, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood and The Devil's Three Golden Hairs [2000 copies]
  • Reversible inner sleeves featuring new artwork for each film by Carly A-F
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