Portrait of Otfried Preußler

Writing

Otfried Preußler

Career

Active from 1964 to 2025, with a break from 1993 to 2005, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Otfried Preußler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Politics
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Magical Realism 3
  • German Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 61
The Little Witch
The Little Witch (2025)

Novel

The Robber Hotzenplotz
The Robber Hotzenplotz (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

2010s

2 titles · average score 63
The Little Witch
The Little Witch (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

The Little Ghost
The Little Ghost (2013)
GoodWatch score 58

Novel

2000s

2 titles · average score 54
Krabat
Krabat (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

The Robber Hotzenplotz
The Robber Hotzenplotz (2006)
GoodWatch score 54

Novel

1990s

3 titles
Die dumme Augustine
Die dumme Augustine (1993)

Book

Das kleine Gespenst
Das kleine Gespenst (1992)

Writer

The Little Witch
The Little Witch (1991)

Novel

1980s

2 titles
The Ghost of the City of Eulenberg
The Ghost of the City of Eulenberg (1987)

Author

The Little Witch
The Little Witch (1984)

Book

1970s

3 titles · average score 70
News from Robber Hotzenplotz
News from Robber Hotzenplotz (1979)

Novel

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

Novel

Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

Novel

1960s

2 titles
The Little Witch
The Little Witch (1969)

Script

Augsburger Puppenkiste - Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
Augsburger Puppenkiste - Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (1967)

Novel