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A few of the stories have been available before on video, but this collection starts with the debut, the Emmy-winning "Hans My Hedgehog," the title role being a young disformed man who helps a lost king in the woods. Other highlights include "The Luck Child" about a king bent on destroying a commoner boy, known as the luck child ("the seventh son born of a seventh son on a week with two Fridays"). After a wizard declares the boy will grow up to be king. The fate of the king is one of those hooks that should have the kids smiling for days. Henson himself directs "Death and the Soldier," a brilliant example of how these episodes were so wonderfully complex. A penniless solider (Bob Peck) is given a magical sack and he uses it to full effect, capturing gremlins and greater evils on his way to be king. "Sapsorrow" is a curious variation on the Cinderella legend. "A Story Short" is the storyteller's own adventure. He makes a deal with a king to tell a story every day of the year. Yet on the last day, the storyteller's mind is a blank and his fate may lead him to a boiling vat of oil. Henson's work is true family entertainment and at only 22 minutes per episode, it's the perfect companion for some fine entertainment around the TV. --Doug Thomas
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Steve Barron, Paul Weiland, Jon Amiel, Peter Smith, Jim Henson, Charles Sturridge |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1987 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Columbia Tristar Hom |
| MPAA RATING: | G (General Audience) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned |
| TYPE: | Feature Film Family |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 043396012370 |
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Customer Reviews of The Storyteller Collection
Outstanding entertainment for older viewers This set contains nine stories (episodes) that, in general, I've never heard of before, and are taken primarily from older European traditions. The one exception seems to be "A Story Short", which is a story about the storyteller himself that seems to have been made up (nothing wrong with that), and incorporates the French story "Stone Soup", which I remember reading as a child in a Marcia Brown book. <
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>The interaction between the storyteller and his dog is wonderful, once you get over the fact that the dog sounds a lot like Hoggle. <
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>The endings all seem to be a little bit strange or tragic, not what you would expect from fairy tales if you haven't heard many outside of Disney cartoons. Again the exception is "A Story Short", which my roomate and I had pretty well called before it ended. Some of the others, like "Hans my Hedgehog," might be a bit complex for younger viewers, but don't deprive them of it; children understand more than they let on. <
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>Overall, this is a great series with lots to enjoy. The creatures are nothing but the best. The later works of Jim Henson are always a visual treat.
The Storyteller Collection
Wonderful! I always loved these and forgot them tell I bought this DVD! Recommend to all!
A great production
One of Jim Henson productions brought life to the 9 ancient stories into your viewing pleasure in the comforts of your home. Perfect for kids all ages up to adults in the household.
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>I remember waking up early in the mornings when I was a kid just to watch the Storyteller (John Hurt), telling his stories to me through the television by his fireplace and his silly talking dog. Thanks to Jim Henson,he has managed to capture my imaginations by retelling these stories through his special gentle creative touch.
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>Creatures such as the Grim Reaper, Lion, Hans the Hedgehog, devils and more within the stories represented professionally with Jim Henson's puppets, bringing actual life into the stories, in his own speacial way.
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>This DVD contained nine episodes that last for about 216 minutes, and is being shown in full screen. Stories featured are
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>1) Hans My Hedgehog
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>- A story about a child who was born as a Hedgehog, with his father loathing him and the whole town treating him badly while he grew up. He then decided to ran away on his rooster and a few animals with him. He lived farway in the castle where a king, who was lost, found his way there, twenty years later, and helped him back to his kingdom. As a reward, Hans wants whatever came to greet him first. Unfortunately for the king, his daughter greeted him first
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>2) The Heartless Giant
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>- A tale about a young prince who released a heartless giant, who was being prisoned in the king's dungeon, in result unleashing terror across the land. The young prince became a servant to the giant so he could find his hidden heart.
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>- An evil witch charmed her way to marry a widowed king and decided to get rid of his children who were on her way to full power. She discovered the place where the king hide his children from her and turned his sons into ravens. The princess however save decided to not speak for 3 years, 3 months and 3 days, to break their step mother's spell. One day she met a prince, only to know her step-mother has became his stepmother. Giving her grieves all the way, tempting her to talk.
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>- About a girl who was adopted by an abusive troll, who made her do the impossible chores, and helped released by a magical while lion. When her love didn't returned after a trip, she found out the troll's daughter ha sput a spell on him.
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>5) The Soldier & Death
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>- Returning form a war, a soldier trades his last biscuit with a magical sack, where whatever he summoned, have no choice but to abide and get in the sack. He trapped devils and death himself.
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>- A tale of a young man who's name is FearNot, who searched for the ability to feel fear, what he was lacked of. Nothing scares him, even monsters and ghosts don't even make him shudder.
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>7) A Story Short
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>- The storyteller talking about himself living in his younger days when he was serving the king with his stories, as a punishment for bamboozling the royal cook out for a free meal.
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>8) The Luck Child
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>- News come to the king, that a luck boy has been borned to take over his kingdom. In fear, he set out to kill this baby only to find out he grew up under a childless couple who raised him as their own. The king send him off to the castle, with a letter ordering his queen to kill the young man off.
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>9) Sapsorrow
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>- The king was lonely and wish to remarried, offers a ring to any woman in the land, of whoever fit it must marry him. Unexpected results, one of his 3 daughters' fingers fit and as the law he had set, he had to married her.