The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1967)

Original title

Сказка о царе Салтане

Directed by

Aleksandr Ptushko

Genre

fantasy film, children's film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

6+

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tsar marries a woman who later gives birth to a son. The tsar's jealous sisters scheme to have them sent away to a remote island.

whimsicalgrandiosefairy-talevisual spectaclebombasticbrightfantasticnostalgic

What happens

The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Russian: Сказка о царе Салтане, romanized: Skazka o tsare Saltane) is a 1966 children's fantasy film based on the eponymous 1831 versified tale by Alexander Pushkin, directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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