Little Red Riding Hood (1953 film)

Little Red Riding Hood (German: Rotkäppchen) is a 1953 West German family film directed by Fritz Genschow and starring Daniela Maris, Werner Stock and Rita-Maria Nowottnick.^[1] It is based on the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Red Riding Hood
Directed by	Fritz Genschow
Written by	Fritz Genschow Renée Stobrawa Jacob Grimm (story) Wilhelm Grimm (story)
Produced by	Fritz Genschow
Starring	Daniela Maris Werner Stock Rita-Maria Nowottnick
Cinematography	Gerhard Huttula
Edited by	Liselotte Cochius
Music by	Richard Stauch
Production company	Fritz Genschow Films
Distributed by	West-Film-Vertrieb
Release date	25 October 1953 (1953-10-25)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

It should not be confused with another German adaptation, Little Red Riding Hood, directed by Walter Janssen, which was released the following year.

Cast

• Daniela Maris as Heidi
• Werner Stock as Kesselflicker
• Rita-Maria Nowottnick as Elfe
• Else Ehser as Großmutter
• Renée Stobrawa as Mutter
• Fritz Genschow as Jäger
• Theodor Vogeler
• Max Grothusen
• Rüdiger Lichti
• Erika Petrick