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The Little Mermaid (1968)

The Little Mermaid poster
Original title
Русалочка
Directed by
Ivan Aksenchuk
Genre
fantasy film, romance film, cinematic fairy tale, children's film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
29 min
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young mermaid falls in love with a human prince and makes a deal with a sea witch to become human. The story follows her longing and sacrifice as she tries to win the prince's heart.

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What happens

The Little Mermaid (Russian: Русалочка, romanized: Rusalochka) is a 1968 Soviet animated film based on Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale "The Little Mermaid". The film was adapted in English in 1993 by Films by Jove for the series Animated Classic Showcase. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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