The Galoshes of Happiness

7.7 (3 votes)• 1987• 83m•Released

Storyline & Full Plot Breakdown

10x Extended

Minimized by default • Click to expand full plot & stills

Watch Full Movies At The Bottom ↓

The Slippers of Happiness is another film made by the Slovak Film Production in co-production with West German companies based on classic world fairy tales. After Slovak folk tales [The Greatest Peck in the World, Salt Over Gold] and the works of German fairy tale writers Wilhelm Hauff [The False Prince] and the Brothers Grimm [The Land of the Thrush's Beard, Perinbaba], screenwriter Alex Koenigsmark and director Juraj Herz were inspired by the famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It tells the story of slippers that the Fairy of Fortune enchanted so that they would fulfill every human wish and thus bring people happiness. The filmmakers humorously transferred the plot from Copenhagen to old Prague.

Click to expand full storyline with movie images →1 Movie Images

Production Details

Languages: Slovak, German

Director: Juraj Herz

Starring Cast: Jana Brejchová, Towje Kleiner, José Luis López Vázquez, Marek Brodský, Miroslav Donutil, Vlado Müller

Audience Reviews & Breakdown

Read and share community scores for The Galoshes of Happiness

2 Reviews

Recommended Reviews

Similar titles recommended for fans of The Galoshes of Happiness

A Tooth Fairy Tale

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m

8.6 / 10

AnimationFantasyFamily

Van, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider Queen threatens both tribes, they must work together.

View Details

The Legend of Ochi

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m

6.1 / 10

FamilyFantasyAdventure

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

View Details

Dashing Through the Snow

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m

6.0 / 10

FantasyFamilyComedy

Eddie Garrick is a good-hearted man who has lost his belief in the wonder of Christmas. While spending time with his nine-year-old daughter Charlotte on Christmas Eve, he befriends a mysterious man in a red suit named Nick.

View Details

Disenchanted

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m

6.7 / 10

ComedyFamilyFantasy

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy, she must race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.

View Details

Pinocchio

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m

6.3 / 10

FantasyAdventureFamily

A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.

View Details

A Boy Called Christmas

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m

7.3 / 10

FamilyAdventureFantasy

An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…

View Details