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The Little Mermaid (1976)

The Little Mermaid poster
Original title
Русалочка
Directed by
Vladimir Bychkov
Genre
fantasy film, musical film, romance film, cinematic fairy tale, children's film
Country
People's Republic of Bulgaria, Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young mermaid falls in love with a human prince and makes a sacrifice to be with him. She trades her voice to a sea witch for legs and faces the challenge of winning his love without being able to speak.

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What happens

The Little Mermaid (Russian: Русалочка, romanized: Rusalochka) is a 1976 Soviet fantasy film directed by Vladimir Bychkov based on the 1837 fairy tale of "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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