Once Upon a Time (1973)

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Country: Italy, West Germany
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Release: 1973-12-12
Director: Rolf Kauka
Writers: Rolf Kauka
Language: German
Stars: Ursula Heyer , Martin Hirthe , Tilly Lauenstein , Arnold Marquis , Uwe Paulsen , Jochen Schröder , Hans Schwarz Jr. , Wolfgang Spier , Eva-Maria Werth , Harry Wüstenhagen
Runtime: 83 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Cinderella's Wonderland (United Kingdom) , Once Upon a Time (United States of America) , Rolf Kauka's Once Upon a Time , C'era una volta (Italy) , Rolf Kauka's Once Upon a Time (United Kingdom) , Maria d'Oro und Bello Blue , Maria d'oro , Der Zauberstein , Le monde merveilleux de cendrillon (France, French Republic) , Harikalar Harikası (Turkey) , Rolf Kauka's Once Upon a Time (United States of America) , Maria de oro y el perrito azul , A bűvös kő és a csodakút (Hungary) , 美しい森の物語〜王子とマリア姫〜 (Japan)
Plot: "Once Upon a Time" is a mix of the fairy tales Mother Holle and Cinderella. Maria, Bello, and Mr. Bottle are quite happy. However, life changes when a wandering con artist tricks Mr. Bottle into marrying her. Mary has a new stepmother and stepsister, Mary Lou. Meeting a hunter in the woods, Maria falls in love and is given a garnet stone. She awaits being reunited with him. Meanwhile, Mary Lou and her mother hatch a plan to marry the Prince, whom search for a girl with a garnet necklace. The Prince, Mary Lou realizes, was the hunter they had met in the woods and had given Maria the necklace she had tossed down a well. Maria is tricked into retrieving her stone, both girls fall into the well, and they embark on a journey to find Mrs. Holly - the one whom holds the garnet stone and the way home.
IMDB:tt0075011