Lotte Reiniger Movies

  • 1926
    The Adventures of Prince Achmed

    The Adventures of Prince Achmed

    The Adventures of Prince Achmed

    7.51926HD

    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...

    The Adventures of Prince Achmed
  • 1970
    The Art of Lotte Reiniger

    The Art of Lotte Reiniger

    The Art of Lotte Reiniger

    01970HD

    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,...

    The Art of Lotte Reiniger
  • 1942
    Girl of the Golden West

    Girl of the Golden West

    Girl of the Golden West

    61942HD

    Girl of the Golden West
  • 1921
    The Star of Bethlehem

    The Star of Bethlehem

    The Star of Bethlehem

    5.21921HD

    The original nativity story animated silent film by Lotte Reiniger.

    The Star of Bethlehem
  • 1954
    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty

    7.51954HD

    The Sleeping Beauty
  • 1922
    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    6.51922HD

    Lotte Reiniger's interpretation of Grimm's recorded version of Aschenputtel (Cinderella) from 1922.

    Cinderella
  • 1956
    The Star of Bethlehem

    The Star of Bethlehem

    The Star of Bethlehem

    61956HD

    The Three Wise Men from the East follow the star to Bethlehem, but hostile spirits try to stop them on their journey.

    The Star of Bethlehem
  • 1935
    Papageno

    Papageno

    Papageno

    6.251935HD

    Film shows the story of Papageno (the one from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute"), who wants a mate, yet has difficulties getting one.

    Papageno
  • 2018
    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    62018HD

    BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

    Secrets of British Animation
  • 1941
    Tosca

    Tosca

    Tosca

    5.31941HD

    Non-musical account of Puccini's opera: Tosca and Cavaradossi are in love, but the tyrant Scarpia desires Tosca and oppresses Cavaradossi who is...

    Tosca
  • 1918
    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    61918HD

    A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople...

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin
  • 1954
    The Caliph Stork

    The Caliph Stork

    The Caliph Stork

    51954HD

    Wishing to take power for himself, a magician tricks his nephew, The Caliph of Baghdad, into sniffing a powder which turns him into a stork.

    The Caliph Stork
  • 1928
    The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 3 - The Lion's Den

    The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 3 - The Lion's Den

    The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 3 - The Lion's Den

    61928HD

    Dr. Dolittle has arrived in the land of monkeys, where gorillas, orangutans, baboons and spiders await medical attention. But how can one do it...

    The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: Tale 3 - The Lion's Den
  • 1975
    Aucassin and Nicolette

    Aucassin and Nicolette

    Aucassin and Nicolette

    01975HD

    One of Lotte Reiniger's very last animated silhouette films, issued both in French and English versions.

    Aucassin and Nicolette
  • 1954
    The Three Wishes

    The Three Wishes

    The Three Wishes

    61954HD

    The Three Wishes
  • 1954
    Hansel and Gretel

    Hansel and Gretel

    Hansel and Gretel

    61954HD

    A silhouette animation based on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "Hansel & Gretel".

    Hansel and Gretel
  • 1954
    Snow White and Rose Red

    Snow White and Rose Red

    Snow White and Rose Red

    5.11954HD

    Snow White and Rose Red give shelter to a bear who reveals himself to be a prince under a spell cast by a wicked dwarf.

    Snow White and Rose Red
  • 2001
    Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film

    Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film

    Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film

    62001HD

    It’s quite telling that Katja Raganelli chose the animation pioneer Lotte Reiniger as her gateway figure into German cinema’s past. Like...

    Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film
  • 1921
    The Flying Koffer

    The Flying Koffer

    The Flying Koffer

    5.91921HD

    Lotte Reiniger's earliest preserved fairytale film based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

    The Flying Koffer
  • 1934
    Carmen

    Carmen

    Carmen

    6.41934HD

    Silhouette film. Based on Bizet’s opera “Carmen”.

    Carmen