Blessed Misfortune! (1989)
A creature bearing the ominous name "Mishap" is hot in pursuit of an unfortunate lumberjack and eventually decides to live with him. It soon gets bored, however, and asks the lumberjack to hand it over to the rich merchant Habermoos. Habermoos manages to sell Mishap to the king, although he is being attacked by robbers. The king is bankrupt and threatened with war by other countries. Young Michael has to go to war for the king. The creature tries to secretly join him. When Michael gets hold of the situation, he manages to get rid of Mishap once and for all. After all, he has more important things to do. At the last moment, he prevents his girlfriend Kathrin from getting married to the pompous merchant Habermoos.
Director: Hannelore Unterberg
Genre: Family
Runtime: 71 min
Release Date: July 2, 1989
Cast
- Carmen-Maja Antoni - Missgeschick
- Horst Rehberg - Holzfäller
- Kurt Böwe - Habermoos
- Silvia Mißbach - Prinzessin
- Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss - Prinz
- Peter Mohrdieck - Feldwebel
- Heike Meyer
- Stefan Saborowski
- Ulrich Anschütz
- Roman Kaminski
Screenplay
- Samuil Marshak (Original Story)
- Michael Göthe
- Hannelore Unterberg
- Wolf Müller
Music: Karl-Ernst Sasse
Editing: Thea Richter
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Country: East Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
Keywords
fairy tale
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Blessed Misfortune! about?
- A creature bearing the ominous name "Mishap" is hot in pursuit of an unfortunate lumberjack and eventually decides to live with him. It soon gets bored, however, and asks the lumberjack to hand it over to the rich merchant Habermoos. Habermoos manages to sell Mishap to the king, although he is being attacked by robbers. The king is bankrupt and threatened with war by other countries. Young Michael has to go to war for the king. The creature tries to secretly join him. When Michael gets hold of the situation, he manages to get rid of Mishap once and for all. After all, he has more important things to do. At the last moment, he prevents his girlfriend Kathrin from getting married to the pompous merchant Habermoos.
- Who directed Blessed Misfortune!?
- Blessed Misfortune! was directed by Hannelore Unterberg.
- Who stars in Blessed Misfortune!?
- Blessed Misfortune! stars Carmen-Maja Antoni, Horst Rehberg, Kurt Böwe, Silvia Mißbach, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Peter Mohrdieck.
- How long is Blessed Misfortune!?
- Blessed Misfortune! has a runtime of 1h 11m (71 minutes).
- What genre is Blessed Misfortune!?
- Blessed Misfortune! is a Family film.
- Where was Blessed Misfortune! produced?
- Blessed Misfortune! was produced in East Germany.