Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book

For the books about the character, see Lilli the Witch.

Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stefan Ruzowitzky
Written by	Stefan Ruzowitzky Armin Toerkell Ralph Martin
Based on	Lilli the Witch by Knister
Starring	Alina Freund Michael Mittermeier Pilar Bardem Anja Kling Ingo Naujoks Sami Herzog
Cinematography	Peter von Haller
Edited by	Britta Nahler
Music by	Ian Honeyman
Production companies	blue eyes Fiction [1] Trixter [1] Dor Film [1] Steinweg Emotion Pictures [1] Buena Vista International Film Production (Germany) [1] Babelsberg Film [1]
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Germany [1] [a]
Release date	19 February 2009 (2009-02-19)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German
Budget	$11.7 million [2]
Box office	$16.2 million [3]

Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book (German : Hexe Lilli: Der Drache und das magische Buch) is a 2009 German children's film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. ^[4] It is a partly animated comic fantasy based on the books by Knister, who co-wrote the screenplay.^{[ citation needed ]}

The film was released on 19 February 2009 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany though the Walt Disney Pictures banner. A sequel, Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan , was released in 2011.

It was nominated for the Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Award) in the category "Best Children's Film". ^[5]

Plot

The old witch Surulunda orders little clumsy dragon Hector to find a successor for her. Bringing along a magical book, Hector flies into the room of the young girl Lilly. She agrees to be the new witch, and has to prove her fitness for the job during a probationary period of 99 hours. She has to deal with evil warlock Jerome and his Pug minion who wants to steal the book, which he wants to use to take over the world. For this purpose he tricks people into looking into his eyes, so that he can hypnotize them. The victims, including Lilly's mother, start to behave oddly and dress in grey.

Lilly and her little brother Leon often quarrel, but when Jerome kidnaps Leon and demands the book for his release, Lilly gives up the book temporarily. The two, together with two boys from school, succeed in recapturing it, thus saving the world from Jerome's control. This also improves Lilly's relationship with Leon.

Cast

• Pilar Bardem as Surulunda
• Michael Mittermeier as Hector (voice)
• Alina Freund as Lilly
• Ingo Naujoks as Jerome (Hieronymus)
• Sami Herzog as Leon
• Anja Kling as Mother

See also

• Lilly the Witch , the television series

References

1. "Hexe Lilli - Der Drache und das magische Buch". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
2. Martin, Blaney (9 July 2007). "Telepool picks up Ruzowitzky's new feature Lilly The Witch". Screen International . Archived from the original on 9 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
3. "Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book (2009)". Box Office Mojo . IMDb . Retrieved 28 October 2024.
4. "Lilly at BKN Kids".
5. "Hexe Lilli, der Drache und das magische Buch" [Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book]. Deutscher Filmpreis (in German).

1. Distributed through the Walt Disney Pictures banner.

External links

• Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book at IMDb