From the Brothers Grimm: Soldier Jack Trailer

Tom Davenport's live action version of Soldier Jack or the Man Who Caught Death in a Sack. Part of the FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM series of live-action American adaptations of classic folktales. www.davenportfilms.com. Also on youtube -- Ashpet, Bearskin, and Hansel and Gretel.

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[FromtheBrothersGrimm]

Did you find the film from the Get Underground article posted in the features sections title "A Grimm Outlook" last month?

Tom Davenport

[ProphetGuardian]

I remember watching this its a great movie

[bloodylink36]

we watched this in my ela class

[blackadder84]

Have you never heard of the Jack tales? They are old Appalachian tales from the mountain folk in TN, VA, and NC. You should check them out.

[wegmann8]

Wickity Wack! In to my sack!

[AdamYJ]

The story of a man who captured Death exists in many folk tale traditions. This one seems to mainly stem from an old Appalachain Jack tale usually entitled "Soldier Jack".

[wheresolive]

Which fairy tale is this based on?

[incrediblehulkmovies]

For some godamn reason back in 1991my first grade teacher made us watch some of this. I say fuck her because it was boring and creepy.

[sharea0715]

omg.. I haven't seen this since grade school. The school librarian played this on Friday afternoons and as soon as the students found out class was a rap. Thank you for the trip down memory lane

[ixneedxux4xlife]

kool I'll go and look in my librarry i checked out all these previews and they are all pretty good

[folkstreamer]

Bearskin, Hansel & Gretel, Ashpet are all previewed on Youtube under user "FromtheBrothersGrimm" The full length films are on dvd in lots of public libraries.