War has broken out and farmer Jack has to serve as a soldier. The mean king, however, simply cheats Jack out of his pay. On his way home after the war has ended, he meets a witch who begs him to retrieve a blue light which she has accidentally dropped into a well. When he realizes that she intends to doublecross him, he refuses to hand over the light and so he remains stuck in the well. He lights the candle and discovers its magical powers. His courage bolstered, Hans goes to the King once more to demand his wages be paid.
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DEFA studio's Iris Gusner explores a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
War has broken out and farmer Jack has to serve as a soldier. The mean king, however, simply cheats Jack out of his pay.
On his way home after the war has ended, he meets a witch who begs him to retrieve a blue light which she has accidentally dropped into a well. When he realizes that she intends to doublecross him, he refuses to hand over the light and so he remains stuck in the well. He lights the candle and discovers its magical powers. His courage bolstered, Hans goes to the King once more to demand his wages be paid.