The Princess and the Pea
(1976)
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The Princess and the Pea
(1976)
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| Andrey Podoshian | ... |
Prince
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Irina Malysheva | ... |
First Princess
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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy | ... |
King
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Alisa Freyndlikh | ... |
Queen
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Irina Yurevich | ... |
Second Princess
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Yuri Chekulayev | ... |
First King
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Aleksandr Kalyagin | ... |
Second King
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Vasiliy Kupriyanov | ... |
Swineherd
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Igor Kvasha | ... |
Troll
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Marina Livanova | ... |
Third Princess
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Svetlana Orlova | ... |
Fourth Princess
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Josef Sebek | ... |
Bully winner
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Evgeniy Steblov |
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Vladimir Zeldin |
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This is the classical retelling of the charming fairytale the princess and the pea, the story of a pretty young girl who arrives at a castle claiming to be a princess. The prince falls in love with her at once, but his cautious parents decide to test her to see if she is a real princess by putting a pea beneath twenty mattresses she must sleep on. This film focuses mainly upon the handsome young prince, who, just after the arrival of the self-proclaimed princess, sets off on a quest to find a real princess to marry. During his quest he encounters a foolish, superficial princess, a princess who challenges her poor suitors with an impossible riddle to get rid of them and a princess devoted to art. Returning home empty-handed and broken-hearted, the prince realizes a real princess has been under his nose all along in the form of the young girl who arrived on his doorstep. Beautiful scenery, a wonderful storyline and great acting combine to make an enchanting film that I highly recommend for those who love a good fairytale.