The Princess on a Pea
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Russian: Принцесса на горошине | |
Directed by | Boris Rytsarev |
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Edited by | Nina Vasilyeva |
Music by | Antonio Vivaldi |
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Running time | 89 min. |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
The Princess on a Pea (Russian: Принцесса на горошине, romanized: Printsessa na goroshine) is a 1977 Soviet children's fantasy film directed by Boris Rytsarev.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]Based on the tales of Hans Christian Andersen. When the time came for the prince to get married, an announcement appeared on the gate of the palace: A princess is required. But the prince did not wait for the visit and set off in search of himself. Going around a great many lands, the prince returned home, where he soon found the one he was dreaming of.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Irina Malysheva as the Princess on a Pea
- Andrey Podoshian as Prince (as Andrey Podoshyan)
- Irina Yurevich First Princess
- Innokenty Smoktunovsky as King
- Alisa Freindlikh as Queen
- Marina Livanova Second Princess
- Yuri Chekulayev as First King
- Aleksandr Kalyagin as Second King
- Vasiliy Kupriyanov as Swineherd
- Igor Kvasha as Troll
- Svetlana Orlova as Third Princess
- Viktor Sergachyov as Herald
- Irina Murzaeva as marquise
- Yevgeny Steblov as poet
- Vladimir Zeldin as Chief Hofmeister[5]
Awards
[edit]- Special jury prize of the X All-Union Film Festival in Riga for creative efforts in the development of the fairy tale genre (Boris Rytsarev)[6]