Francesco Stefani Director, Screenwriter Christel Bodenstein Arrogant princess Actor Charles Hans Vogt Aged king Actor Eckart Dux Handsome prince Actor Richard Krüger Wicked dwarf Actor Dorothea Thiesing Nurse Actor Günther Polensen Captain of the guard Actor Fredy Barten Minister Actor Egon Vogel Hauptmann, Zeremonienmeister Actor Paul Knopf Wächter Actor Paul Pfingst Bauer Actor Friedrich Teitge Gärtner Actor Maria Besendahl Kräuterweib Actor Jacob Grimm Screenwriter Wilhelm Grimm Screenwriter Anne Geelhaar Screenwriter Heinz-Friedel Heddenhausen Original Music Karl Plintzner Cinematographer