Hansel & Gretel
by Len Talan
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Actor: Cloris Leachman, David Warner, Emily Richard, Hugh Pollard, Nicola StapletonDirector: Len Talan
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-09
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Hansel & Gretel
Movie Review: A Family Favorite!
Summary: 5 Stars
We ran across this delightful rendition of Hansel and Gretel at our local library and are anxious to purchase one of our own, as we keep borrowing it every other week. My children adore this version, the evil lady in the forest being defeated by these plucky children being a favorite part. The acting is great...what a great find! If you get a chance to see this film with your family, you won't be disappointed. The thing I liked about it most as a parent is there was no "evil step-mother" trying to get rid of the children, but merely a mother at her wits end and facing starvation who gets angry and sends her children off to the woods to gather berries and realizes her mistake once she calms down, but finds it is too late as they are already lost. I never liked that aspect of the story...the mother plotting to be rid of her children so that she could have more food for herself and her husband. That never sat well with me as a child. This is a must see...
Summary of Hansel & Gretel
Oscar? winner* Cloris Leachman (Herbie Goes Bananas) stars as the evil, wart-plagued witch Griselda in this enchanting live-action version of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale about two siblings who wander into the forest against their parents' orders. Featuring singing, dancing and a larger-than-life house built entirely of cookies and candy, this delightful film is a sweet treat for the entire family! When Hansel (Hugh Pollard) and Gretel (Nicola Stapleton) get lost in the forbidden forest after their trail of bread crumbs disappears, they come upon an enticing gingerbread cottage. The problem is, it's inhabited by a witch! As Griselda plots to keep them there forever through hocus-pocus magic, the quick-witted siblings must figure out how to avoid becoming her next dessert!In this live-action, Cannon group rendition of the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale Hansel and Gretel, music, drama, and suspense interweave in a captivating tale of two young children lost in the woods. Sent to pick berries by their exasperated mother (Emily Richard), Hansel (Hugh Pollard) and Gretel (Nicola Stapleton) stray from the well-worn path into the dangerous Northern Woods with nary a care; singing, dancing, and leaving a trail of cookie crumbs so they can find their way back home. Happiness soon becomes despair when the two children discover that the birds have eaten their crumbs and they're hopelessly lost in the woods. Scared and hungry, Hansel and Gretel stumble upon a gingerbread house inhabited by a seemingly kind old woman Griselda (Oscar-winner Cloris Leachman) and gorge themselves on an abundance of sweets and pastries. Pure fright replaces the children's initial glee when they discover that Griselda is really an evil witch who wants to imprison them and eat them for supper. Somehow, the children must escape from the wicked witch and reunite with their father (David Warner) and mother. Cloris Leachman is absolutely convincing as the wicked Griselda in this production and Hugh Pollard and Nicola Stapleton adeptly portray the innocence, fears, and resourcefulness of young children. (Ages 6 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
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