Tischlein deck dich (1956)
Once upon a time, there had been a tailor who send his three sons out into the world, so that they might find fortune and learn something proper. The oldest went to a carpenter and was gifted a small table at the end of his apprenticeship. It set itself with all kinds of delicacies when ordered to. When he visits a hostelry, however, he gets cheated from the table by the innkeeper. The second son became the apprentice to a miller and received a donkey as a parting gift which could spew gold. But he as well got cheated out of the wages of his apprenticeship by the criminal innkeeper. The third son received from his lathe worker master conveniently a club as a parting gift. Spontaneously, he helps his brothers to their right and the thievish innkeeper experiences a bad surprise.
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good back-story, and good acting
Boring
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Nice adaptation of the Grimm fairy tale, but with heavy-handed direction and a bit slow. It takes a while before father sends his first son out of the house to get the story on its way. Will children mind? I do not know. Probably they will enjoy all the food on the tables and the donkey who relieves himself of gold pieces. The innkeeper and his wife are indeed a very nasty couple.