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The Galoshes of Happiness

First aired on Apr 1, 1987

Runtime: 83 mins

70%

Genres: Family, Fantasy

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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Jana Brejchová | Glücksfee/Sorgenfee
Towje Kleiner | Assistenzarzt
José Luis López Vázquez | Schulrat
Marek Brodský | Student
Miroslav Donutil | Kapitän
Vlado Müller | Kutscher
Featured Crew
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Dodo Šimončič | Director of Photography
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Michael Kocáb | Original Music Composer
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Hans Christian Andersen | Writer
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Juraj Herz | Director
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Alex Königsmark | Screenplay
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Jan Růžička | Costume Design