Because of kind acts toward three beggars, an honest soldier returning from war is given a magical sack, an unbeatable deck of cards, a ruby whistle and a comparable dance, which he uses to save a kingdom and to foil Death.
John Hurt
The Storyteller
Bob Peck
The Soldier
Stuart Richman
Fiddling Beggar
Walter Sparrow
Card Trick Beggar
John Franklyn-Robbins
Tzar
Ishia Bennison
Tzarina
Jan Chappell
The Soldier's Wife
Gavin Knights
The Soldier's Son
David Fleeshman
Innkeeper
Alistair Fullarton
Death/Devil
Brian Henson
The Storyteller's Dog
David Alan Barclay
Devil
Michael Bayliss
Marcus Clarke
Richard Coombs
John Eccleston
Geoff Felix
Mike Quinn
Jim Henson
Director
Anthony Minghella
Writer
Duncan Kenworthy
Producer
Dec 18, 1975
May 21, 1993
Jan 31, 1941
Dec 24, 2013
Oct 17, 2019
Dec 13, 2019
Apr 23, 2015
Jun 3, 2022
English
