Summaries

Littlefinger (Spriditis) is having a hard time living with the evil stepmother and despite his grandmother's and Lienite's attempts to dissuade him, he goes out into the world to find happiness.

Details

Keywords
  • evil
  • fairy tale
  • based on play
Genres
  • Fantasy
  • Family
Release date Sep 30, 1987
Countries of origin Soviet Union Czechoslovakia
Language Russian Czech Latvian
Production companies Rigas Kinostudija Filmové studio Barrandov

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

Little Tom Thumb is very difficult to live with the evil stepmother who exploits him making different goods to sell later. Shepherd boy decides that it can not continue this way any more. Despite the grandmother and sister Lienite attempts to dissuade him, but the decision of going to seek happiness in the world is made. On his way Tom Thumb meets mother Wind, Forest mother and little old man. Everyone of them give him a chore to do that earns him a gift. Every of these gifts has a magic power. The good wizards help him defeat Scrooges, Lop-Eared Man and the Devil himself. While traveling in the world and looking for happiness he misses his grandmother and little sister. At the end his only wish is to go to "Happy world" that turns out is home.

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