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May 15, 1988 Season 1 Episode 1 25 min TV-Y7

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The Storyteller Season 1

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Season 1 Episode 1 — Aired on May 15, 1988 • runs about 25 minutes.

Directed by Jim Henson.

Written by Anthony Minghella.

Notable cast/guest names in this episode include John Hurt.

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Synopsis

Returning from war, a young soldier trades his last biscuit for a magical sack... into which anything summoned will enter! Trapping devils and even death itself, the soldier brings peace to his country. But death soon proves a greater enemy captured than free! From an early Russian folk tale.