Diehl Film

Diehl Film, otherwise known as Diehl Bros. Film or the Diehl Brothers, was a filmmaking business organized by brothers Ferdinand [de], Hermann [de], and Paul Diehl [de].

Technique

The Diehl brothers were filmmakers in Munich who were known for their stop motion fairy-tale movies and their most famous character, a hedgehog named Mecki. Mecki's popularity in Germany created licensing deals for the filmmakers and the character's success and popularity has been compared to Mickey Mouse.^[1]

The work of the brothers has included silhouette, stop motion, and puppet techniques.^[1] They made cartoons, "cultural films", and advertisement films as well as television shows.^[2][3]

Hermann Diehl designed and carved puppets for the enterprise.^[4] Their studio was in the Gräfelfing neighborhood.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

• The Seven Ravens (1937)
• Storming of a Medieval City Circa 1350
• The Race Between the Hare and the Hedgehog (1938)
• Dornröschen (circa 1942)
• Der Flaschenteufe (1952, adaptation of The Bottle Imp^{[citation needed]}
• Gutenberg (1960)
• The Gnomes (1968)
• Bremen Town Musicians (1970)