Lotte Reiniger Movies
- 1926
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
The Adventures of Prince Achmed7.5391926HD
Taken from The Arabian Nights, the film tells the story of a wicked sorcerer who tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse and sends...
- 1970
The Art of Lotte Reiniger
The Art of Lotte Reiniger01970HD
This short documentary looks at the animated art of Lotte Reiniger. We are taken through a demonstration by Lotte herself on the way she cut out,...
- 1956
The Star of Bethlehem
The Star of Bethlehem61956HD
The Three Wise Men from the East follow the star to Bethlehem, but hostile spirits try to stop them on their journey.
- 1935
Papageno
Papageno6.21935HD
Film shows the story of Papageno (the one from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute"), who wants a mate, yet has difficulties getting one.
- 1942
Girl of the Golden West
Girl of the Golden West61942HD
- 1954
The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince6.31954HD
"The Frog Prince" was one of several adaptations of Brothers Grimm fairytales that Lotte Reiniger made in London between 1953 and 1955: others...
- 1954
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel61954HD
A silhouette animation based on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "Hansel & Gretel".
- 1974
The Lost Son
The Lost Son51974HD
The Parable of the Lost/ Prodigal Son as told by Lotte Reiniger.
- 1981
Die Frau hinter den Schatten: Lotte Reiniger
Die Frau hinter den Schatten: Lotte Reiniger71981HD
- 1954
The Grasshopper and the Ant
The Grasshopper and the Ant6.31954HD
A musical Grasshopper continues to play his violin while the Ant works hard to prepare for the winter. Later as winter arrives Grasshopper realizes...
- 1954
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots61954HD
An animated short film based on the famous fairytale by the Brothers Grimm about the enterprising cat in boots and a feather hat, who manages to...
- 1954
The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty7.51954HD
- 1941
Tosca
Tosca5.31941HD
Non-musical account of Puccini's opera: Tosca and Cavaradossi are in love, but the tyrant Scarpia desires Tosca and oppresses Cavaradossi who is...
- 1930
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness01930HD
- 1928
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 1 - The Trip to Africa
The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 1 - The Trip to Africa61928HD
In a house on the coast, Doktor Dolittle lives with a monkey, a little dog, a pig, a crocodile, a duck and a parrot. He knows the language of...
- 1921
The Flying Koffer
The Flying Koffer5.91921HD
Lotte Reiniger's earliest preserved fairytale film based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
- 1933
The Rolling Wheel
The Rolling Wheel01933HD
Silhouette film illustrating the growth of wheeled traffic from the earliest tim es to the modern car.
- 1932
Sissi
Sissi01932HD
- 1922
Cinderella
Cinderella6.51922HD
Lotte Reiniger's interpretation of Grimm's recorded version of Aschenputtel (Cinderella) from 1922.
- 2018
Secrets of British Animation
Secrets of British Animation62018HD
BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...