Jack Frost (1965)

Original title

Морозко

Directed by

Alexander Rou

Genre

fantasy film, children's film, Christmas film, romantic comedy film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

6

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 130 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A kind young woman and a boastful young man face magical tests from a winter spirit. They learn lessons about love and humility.

whimsicalfolkloricromanticlightheartedmusicalcampyheartwarming

What happens

Jack Frost (Russian: Морозко, Morozko) is a 1964 Soviet romantic fantasy film made by Gorky Film Studio. It was based on a traditional Russian fairy tale Morozko. It was directed by Alexander Rou, and starred Eduard Izotov as Ivan, Natalya Sedykh as Nastenka, and Alexander Khvylya as Father Frost. The script was written by Nikolai Erdman. The soundtrack was composed by Nikolai Budashkin, who was inspired by the works of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. A version with an English dub was released in 1966 in the U.S. and was spoofed on the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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