Lotte Reiniger Movies

A princess's ball falls into a well and is rescued by a frog but she has to make a promise before he gives it back.

Prince Achmed goes for a ride on a flying horse.

The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.

On his way inland, Dr. Dolittle and his animals encounter a nasty surprise. Natives capture them and hold them under lock and key.

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

Cinderella lived with her stepmother and her two stepsisters. They were very mean to Cinderella, making her work all day cleaning, sewing, and...

Silhouette film advertising the Post Office Greetings Telegram service.

Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina told the tale of a tiny girl grown from seed to be a companion to an old woman, Reiniger has her...

An animated short film based on the famous fairytale by the Brothers Grimm about the enterprising cat in boots and a feather hat, who manages to...

The first film directed by influential German-born silhouette animator Lotte Reiniger is delightfully reminiscent of a Valentine’s Day card...

In a house on the coast, Doktor Dolittle lives with a monkey, a little dog, a pig, a crocodile, a duck and a parrot. He knows the language of...

Because Dummling has a good heart, fate leads him to a princess waiting for rescue.

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.

Aladdin, a poor tailor in Baghdad, discovers a magic lamp with a genie inside. After he uses it to gain wealth and the hand of the caliph's daughter,...

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