We’re heading back to the 60s today with the news that Network is releasing the surreal fairytale classic The Singing Ringing Tree on Blu-ray for the very first time. The film features the world’s first communist princess, a bizarre fish and a malevolent dwarf that haunted the nightmares of generations of children from the mid-’60s onwards.
To win the love of a beautiful but arrogant princess, a prince must find The Singing Ringing Tree. His quest leads him to a magical garden ruled by an evil dwarf, who allows the prince to take the tree on condition he wins the princess’ love before sunset. If he fails, the prince will be transformed into a bear!
Based on a story by The Brothers Grimm, the fantasy masterpiece The Singing Ringing Tree was a sensation on its 1957 theatrical release in East Germany, which seared itself on the imaginations of a generation of UK youth after its BBC transmission in December 1964.
Special Features
- Widescreen theatrical version with German audio or alternative music-only soundtrack
- Fullscreen version with English narrated soundtrack or alternative French and Spanish soundtracks
- Interview with a Princess: a 2003 interview with ‘The Princess’ Christel Bodenstein
- Image gallery
- Limited edition booklet by cultural historian Tim Worthington
Tech Specs
- 1080p HD
- Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1/1.33:1
- Running time: 74 mins
- Cat: 7958389
- Language: EN/DE/FR/ES
- Subtitles: English
- RRP: £17.99
- Certificate: U
- Original Release: 1957 (East Germany), 1964 (UK)
Pre-order from Network. The Singing Ringing Tree is on Blu-ray on 18 October from Network
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
