Die Wichtelmänner 1968
At midnight, two elves help a pair of shoemakers in distress by making shoes. They make it a condition that they are not watched. When the cobblers do it anyway and then send them the matching clothes, they stop working but continue to help the cobblers.

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Mecki Introduces Himself 1952
Mecki Introduces Himself - This stop motion puppet film explains the making of animated shorts featuring the character Mecki.

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The City Mouse and the Field Mouse 1939
A mouse from the city invites a country mouse to the cellar where it lives to show how much food they have there. But soon the country mouse realizes that there is also a vicious cat sneaking around in this cellar. The lesson of the story: Wealth doesn't mean that you live without worries.

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Der Wolf und die 7 Geißlein 1939
Stop-motion version of the Grimm fairy tale from the Nazi era.

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Der Wettlauf zwischen dem Hasen und dem Igel 1938
Film adaptation of the folk tale "The Hare and the Hedgehog": A slow but shrewd hedgehog challenges an equally nimble and snooty hare to a race in a field [filmportal].

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Von einem, der auszog, das Gruseln zu lernen 1935

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Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten 1935

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Nachtasyl 1934
A early puppet animation by Ferdinand Diehl

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