A Very Old Story (1968)
1968 · 1h 30m · Family, Fantasy
Genres: Family, Fantasy
Based on the famous fairytale "The Tinderbox" by Hans Christian Andersen. The main character of the film is a puppeteer who lives in a poor and gray world. He composes a fairy tale in which he himself, in the guise of a brave soldier, finds a flint and is helped by a kind wizard.
Director: Nadezhda Kosheverova
Writers: Hans Christian Andersen, Valeri Frid, Yuli Dunsky
Music by: Andrey Petrov
Cinematography: Konstantin Ryzhov
Editor: Valentina Mironova
Cast
Oleg Dal as Soldier / Puppet masterMarina Neyolova as Princess / innkeeper's daughterVladimir Etush as King / InnkeeperGeorgiy Vitsin as good wizardVera Titova as witch / davil's grandmotherViktor Perevalov as Prince-chimney sweepGeorgiy Shtil as Eastern PrinceAnatoly Korolkevich as doormanGeorgi Georgiu as "thick"Lev Lemke as "thin"Igor DmitrievBoris LyoskinMore like this
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