Three Nuts for Cinderella is a Czech-German fairy tale that is traditionally broadcast at Christmas. The film was made by Václav Vorlíček based on Božena Němcová’s fairy tale. It was filmed in western Bohemia and eastern Germany, where the Moritzburg castle became famous thanks to the film. The premiere took place in 1973 in the Czech capital.
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Cinderella lives under the tyranny of Dora’s stepmother and stepsisters. The royal family will visit the estate, which fell to the stepmother after the death of Cinderella’s father, but without the crown prince. The stepmother invites herself and her daughter to the royal ball, where the heir to the throne is to look for a bride. Meanwhile, the prince is hunting in the forest, where he meets Cinderella for the first time. He considers her a child, but the girl outsmarts him and runs away.
