Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973 film)
| Tři oříšky pro popelku/Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel | |
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DVD cover of the Norwegian version, Tre nøtter til Askepott | |
| Directed by | Václav Vorlíček |
| Written by | František Pavlíček |
| Based on | O Popelce by Božena Němcová |
| Produced by | Jiří Krejčík |
| Starring | Libuše Šafránková Pavel Trávníček |
| Cinematography | Josef Illík |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek Barbara Leuschner |
| Music by | Karel Svoboda |
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| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
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Running time | 83 min. |
| Countries | Czechoslovakia East Germany |
| Languages | Czech German |
Three Wishes for Cinderella (Czech: Tři oříšky pro Popelku; German: Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel, also called in English Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella or Three Gifts for Cinderella) is a 1973 Czechoslovak-East German film based on the fairy-tale Cinderella.
It was directed by Václav Vorlíček in a co-production between DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme and Barrandov Studios. The story was based on the fairy tale O Popelce written by Božena Němcová (a Bohemian variation of the classic Cinderella fairytale). It still remains a popular Christmas holiday film in many European countries.