Hansel and Gretel
by Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmliterary work· published 1812
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"Hansel and Gretel" (; German: Hänsel und Gretel [ˈhɛnzl̩ ʔʊnt ˈɡʁeːtl̩]) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of Grimms' Fairy Tales (KHM 15). Hansel and Gretel are siblings who are abandoned in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a house made of bread, cake, and sugar. The witch, who has cannibalistic intentions, intends to fatten Hansel before eventually eating him. However, Gretel saves her brother by pushing the witch into her own oven, killing the witch. The children then escape with the witch's treasure. Set in medieval Germany, "Hansel and Gretel" has been adapted into various media, including the opera Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was first performed in 1893.
Adaptations (6)
Hansel and Gretel has been adapted into 6 films, from 1917 to 2020. The most recent is Gretel and Hansel (2020).
Hansel and Gretel1987 · film · 84 min · dir. Len Talan · IMDb ↗IMDb6.5Hansel and Gretel tells the tale of two young children driven from home by their scolding mother. Losing their way in the dark forest they stumble upon the cottage of a kindly old woman. But is this kindly old woman everything she seems...?
Hansel and Gretel2002 · film · 89 min · dir. Gary J. Tunnicliffe · IMDb ↗IMDb4.40%Hansel and Gretel is a 2002 film adaptation of the Brothers Grimm children's story. It stars Jacob Smith and Taylor Momsen as the eponymous characters. It includes the Sandman, played by Howie Mandel and Sinbad as a raven.
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters2013 · film · 88 min · dir. Tommy Wirkola · IMDb ↗After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.
Hansel & Gretel2013 · film · 90 min · dir. Anthony C. Ferrante · IMDb ↗IMDb2.8In this modern retelling of the classic horror tale, teen siblings are enslaved by a psychotic recluse within her gruesome house of horrors in the woods.
Gretel and Hansel2020 · film · 87 min · dir. Osgood Perkins · IMDb ↗A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
