Hansel and Gretel Movie (1987) - trailer HD- aka Cannon Movie Tales: Hansel and Gretel - Plot synopsis: Based on the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm. Hansel and Gretel are abandoned after the famine strike in the village and where Hansel and Gretel are later trapped in the deceptively decorated house of the witch Griselda who wishes to fatten Hansel so that he may be baked into a delicious gingerbread treat.
Director: Len Talan
Writers: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Nancy Weems
Stars: David Warner, Hugh Pollard, Nicola Stapleton, Emily Richard, Cloris Leachman
Genre: Family, Fantasy