When the Snow Queen, a lonely and powerful fairy, kidnaps the human boy Kay, his best friend Gerda must overcome many obstacles on her journey to rescue him.
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Vladimir Gribkov | ... | Ole Lukoje (voice) |
| Yanina Zheymo | ... | Gerda (voice) | |
| Anna Komolova | ... | Kay (voice) | |
| Mariya Babanova | ... | The Snow Queen (voice) | |
| Sergey Martinson | ... | Karraks (voice) (as Sergei Martinson) | |
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Galina Kozhakina | ... | The Robber Girl (voice) |
| Art Linkletter | ... | English Prologue | |
| Billy Booth | ... | English prologue | |
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Rickey Busch | ... | English prologue |
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Jennie Lynn | ... | English prologue |
| Tammy Marihugh | ... | English prologue | |
| Paul Frees | ... | Ol Dreamy / the Raven (voice) | |
| Sandra Dee | ... | Gerda (voice) | |
| Tommy Kirk | ... | Kay (voice) | |
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Lillian Buyeff | ... | Granny (voice) |
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Gerda and Kay are best friends; however, the depth of their bond is tested when the beautiful Snow Queen strike's Kay's eyes and heart with shards of ice that make him cruel. After breaking Gerda's heart with his bullying, Kay is kidnapped by the Snow Queen, who takes him to her palace in the north, where she hopes to erase all memories and emotions from the child. Gerda's love for Kay motivates her to leave home and find Kay. She encounters a variety of strange and sometimes sinister characters during her quest. But can she rescue Kay in time, or will the Snow Queen succeed in turning his heart to ice? Written by cupcakes
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(english version)
Words and Music by Diane Lampert and Richard Loring
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When this movie was released in the U.S. it contained a tacked-on live-action prologue featuring TV personality Art Linkletter. He introduced the movie and recited a rhyme: "One snowflake, two / three snowflakes, four / now you'll see the Snow Queen / if you count a million more." When he finished the rhyme, the movie began. See more »Soundtracks
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"Snezhnaya koroleva' (1957) aka "The Snow Queen" directed by Lev Atamanov is a beautiful animated movie of my childhood that I'd seen dozens times back in Moscow even before we had a color TV. It is creative, colorful, sometimes dramatic and intense, and always poetic and moving Russian adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of voyages "The Snow Queen". Seeing it last night after such a long time together with my husband, we both agreed that this is one of the timeless classics. This story of the devoted heart of a little brave girl and the friendship and love which are above everything and are worth to fight for and to go to the end of the world, will never get old. Two best voices of Soviet stage and cinema participated in the narrating of "The Snow Queen", Maria Babanova - The Snow Queen and Yanina Zhejmo Gerda. Zhejmo was absolutely charming as Cinderella in the Russian adaptation "Zolushka" (1947) which is also one of my all time favorites.
The film was released on DVD by the company "Films by Jove" with the original Russian soundtrack and English subtitles and is available from the company's site. Four more excellent films by Lev Atamanov are included on the DVD: "Golden Antelope", the Indian fairy tale and three short animations, "Bench", "Cyclist", and "Fence" adapted from the cartoons of Herluf Bidstrup, celebrated Danish artist, famous for his comics, humorous drawings, series of graphical anecdotes, and caricatures.