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The Galoshes of Happiness

The Slippers of Happiness is another film made by the Slovak Film Production in co-production with West German companies based on classic world fairy tales. After Slovak folk tales [The Greatest Peck in the World, Salt Over Gold] and the works of German fairy tale writers Wilhelm Hauff [The False Prince] and the Brothers Grimm [The Land of the Thrush's Beard, Perinbaba], screenwriter Alex Koenigsmark and director Juraj Herz were inspired by the famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It tells the story of slippers that the Fairy of Fortune enchanted so that they would fulfill every human wish and thus bring people happiness. The filmmakers humorously transferred the plot from Copenhagen to old Prague.

Top Cast

  • Jana Brejchová

    Jana Brejchová

    Glücksfee/Sorgenfee

  • Towje Kleiner

    Towje Kleiner

    Assistenzarzt

  • José Luis López Vázquez

    José Luis López Vázquez

    Schulrat

  • Marek Brodský

    Marek Brodský

    Student

  • Miroslav Donutil

    Miroslav Donutil

    Kapitän

  • Vlado Müller

    Vlado Müller

    Kutscher

  • Vladimír Javorský

    Vladimír Javorský

    Schreiber

  • Andrej Hryc

    Andrej Hryc

    Major

  • Jan Hrušínský

    Jan Hrušínský

    Junger Leutnant

Overview

The Slippers of Happiness is another film made by the Slovak Film Production in co-production with West German companies based on classic world fairy tales. After Slovak folk tales [The Greatest Peck in the World, Salt Over Gold] and the works of German fairy tale writers Wilhelm Hauff [The False Prince] and the Brothers Grimm [The Land of the Thrush's Beard, Perinbaba], screenwriter Alex Koenigsmark and director Juraj Herz were inspired by the famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It tells the story of slippers that the Fairy of Fortune enchanted so that they would fulfill every human wish and thus bring people happiness. The filmmakers humorously transferred the plot from Copenhagen to old Prague.

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