Staraya, staraya skazka (1968)

Original title

Старая, старая сказка

Directed by

Nadezhda Kosheverova

Genre

fantasy film, children's film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young soldier encounters a magic tinderbox that summons three giant dogs. He uses the dogs to win the hand of a princess.

whimsicalplayfulnostalgicgentlecheerfulfairy-talelighthearteddreamy

What happens

An Old, Old Tale (Russian: Старая, старая сказка, romanized: Staraya, staraya skazka) is a 1968 Soviet children's fantasy film directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova. It is based on four fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen: "The Tinderbox", "The Travelling Companion", "The Swineherd" and "Blockhead Hans". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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