Three Wishes for Cinderella

Nov 16, 1973

1h 22m

★ 7.5

Overview

Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes across three magical acorns, she's granted a single wish for each one of them.

Genres

Fantasy

Family

Romance

Production Companies

DEFA

Filmové studio Barrandov

Three Wishes for Cinderella Trailers

Cast

Popelka

Libuše Šafránková

Prince

Pavel Trávníček

Stepmother

Carola Braunbock

King

Rolf Hoppe

Queen

Karin Lesch

Dora

Dana Hlaváčová

Preceptor

Jan Libíček

Kamil

Vítězslav Jandák

Vítek

Jaroslav Drbohlav

Vincek

Vladimír Menšík

Housekeeper

Míla Myslíková

Princess Drobena

Helena Růžičková

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