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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I've had this nightmare picture of a stranded giant fish struggling for breath which has plagued me for so many years. Saw a mention of this by chance in a newspaper article, and ordered it the same day! There are websites dedicated to this film, all from kids traumatised by it in the 1960's. I was one of them, but had pushed the memory into my sub-conscious, at least except for the fish...
Expecting disappointment and poor quality, this dvd rolled back the years. It's in beautiful colour, and the sound is good. It has a German version on the disc too, plus an interview with "The World's First Communist Princess!"
The quality is so good after all these years that it makes you question a lot of what we were told about East Germany. Buy this and scare your kids; they deserve it!
Expecting disappointment and poor quality, this dvd rolled back the years. It's in beautiful colour, and the sound is good. It has a German version on the disc too, plus an interview with "The World's First Communist Princess!"
The quality is so good after all these years that it makes you question a lot of what we were told about East Germany. Buy this and scare your kids; they deserve it!
74 of 77 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Definitely of an era: I don't think anyone has quite been able to pigeon-hole this one, naive and tacky at one end with simple scenery, dodgy acting and shoddy costumes, yet it captured a real sense of fantasy and atmosphere.
It is rather a shock to discover the series (now presented in one part as the original film) was in colour, I am sure everyone's memory was of a hazy black and white blur, perhaps a little of the atmosphere is lost, but the DVD capture is now bright and vibrant and fitting for the fairy tale world. The sound track is a little wobbly in parts, with some noticeable background hiss, but nothing that detracts too much from the viewing.
The story is that of a spoilt princess being courted by a prince from a foreign land. The princess asks for the Singing Ringing Tree as proof of his love. Suffice to say, a search ensues, rash promises are made and the dwarf king of a magical land with a bad line in fist-shaking acting turns the prince into a bear having a bad hair day. The princess is brought to the land and... well you can see for yourself. That bridge into the magic kingdom still makes me nervous.
You need to suppress modern cynicism when watching an old series like this, but it still works: not sure what age children would appreciate it though. It didn't destroy my happy memories of this childhood experience.
No extras worth mentioning: just a stilted interview with the princess, with a few snippets of information about the making.
It is rather a shock to discover the series (now presented in one part as the original film) was in colour, I am sure everyone's memory was of a hazy black and white blur, perhaps a little of the atmosphere is lost, but the DVD capture is now bright and vibrant and fitting for the fairy tale world. The sound track is a little wobbly in parts, with some noticeable background hiss, but nothing that detracts too much from the viewing.
The story is that of a spoilt princess being courted by a prince from a foreign land. The princess asks for the Singing Ringing Tree as proof of his love. Suffice to say, a search ensues, rash promises are made and the dwarf king of a magical land with a bad line in fist-shaking acting turns the prince into a bear having a bad hair day. The princess is brought to the land and... well you can see for yourself. That bridge into the magic kingdom still makes me nervous.
You need to suppress modern cynicism when watching an old series like this, but it still works: not sure what age children would appreciate it though. It didn't destroy my happy memories of this childhood experience.
No extras worth mentioning: just a stilted interview with the princess, with a few snippets of information about the making.
45 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I only spotted this film on on an off chance - while looking through fantasy dvds and upon reading some reviews decided to give it a try. Being of a younger generation I'd never heard of the singing ringing tree and in spite of it's old fashioned special effects it holds a greater magic than a number of modern epics. It reminded me instantly of Hans Christian Andersen and the brothers Grimm in that there is far more sinister element to it, which may be likened to the old fairy tales. It appears to be somewhat of combination of the snow white/rose red story and the original beauty and the beast story with perhaps a little of Rumpelstiltskin added into the mix.
A young prince courts the favour of a beautiful princess, but she refuses his advances until she is brought the singing ring tree. The prince sets off on a quest to find it, travelling to the ends of the earth where he finds a hidden land. There he meets a malicious dwarf who gives him the tree on condition he wins the princesses' love by sunset. If he fails the task he will turn into a bear and reside in the hidden land..
A young prince courts the favour of a beautiful princess, but she refuses his advances until she is brought the singing ring tree. The prince sets off on a quest to find it, travelling to the ends of the earth where he finds a hidden land. There he meets a malicious dwarf who gives him the tree on condition he wins the princesses' love by sunset. If he fails the task he will turn into a bear and reside in the hidden land..
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Singing Ringing Tree
Just as wierd and wacky as I remember it from when it first aired on British TV - I was sure I was about 5 years old but I must have been older because I don't think we had a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tina Toscana
Absolutely Charming
I have hazy memories of this series from childhood - the tree, the fish and the princess - so I was intrigued to watch it again after all these years. Read more
Published 6 months ago by JD
What memories!
Took me straight back to my childhood. It was incredible. All who remember this will love it but the younglings of today may laugh at the special effects.
Published 8 months ago by meenamoonbeam
And All In Glorious Technicolor!
I remembered this fondly (and vividly) from my childhood, but always in black and white and with the 'oh so very BBC' voice-over narrating the story, with no dubbing into English. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Graham
Childhood Days
Took me back to childhood Days. Quality of DVD, very good donsidering how log ago it was.
Posting quite prompt too.
Posting quite prompt too.
Published 12 months ago by Mrs. V. A. Williams
Did They Save The Fish?
Beautiful, rich and occasionally a bit strange, The Singing Ringing Tree (Dir: Francesco Stefani, 1957) is a brilliantly realised fairy/morality tale from East Germany. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Oliver Twist
Still Singing and Ringing
Hadn't seen this for about 40 years and was thrilled to find it on DVD. Nor had I realised it was in colour - we only had black and white TV at home in those days. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Annie
This why the UK is like it is....
This is what they made us watch as kids. No wonder we're all bloody mad.
Published 20 months ago by B. Johnson
Singing Ringing Tree
A slice of childhood, I had always been fascinated by this programme as a child but not many people remembered it. Read more
Published 23 months ago by S. Barnes
A classic TV programme
I loved this when it was shown on the TV when I was a child. I thought it might be shown again on TV but I guess it is too dated for the modern audience; so I was delighted when I... Read more
Published 23 months ago by J. A. GOODHEAD
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