Family ·Adventure ·Drama ·Fantasy · Germany · 2017 · 1h 42m

The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter

Timm Thaler oder das verkaufte Lachen

Director

Cast

Arved Friese as Timm Thaler Jule Hermann as Ida Bebber Justus von Dohnányi as Baron Lefuet Axel Prahl as Behemoth Charly Hübner as Kreschimir Steffi Kühnert as Lydia

Crew

Michael Hammon — Director of Photography Jörg Hauschild — Editor Johannes Repka — Original Music Composer Alexander Adolph — Screenplay James Krüss — Novel Oliver Berben — Producer

Tagline

When a child laughs, the devil loses his power.

Synopsis

The devil tricks a little boy off his laughter in exchange for assured wins in all his bets. It depicts his journey after the deal with the devil, how he loses his soul bit by bit with each win.

Mood & Themes

fairy tale

Key Collaborators

Andreas Dresen Director Michael Hammon Director of Photography Jörg Hauschild Editor Johannes Repka Original Music Composer Alexander Adolph Screenplay James Krüss Novel Oliver Berben Producer Constanze Guttmann Producer Uli Hanisch Production Design Sabine Greunig Costume Design

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