The Princess and the Pea (1977)

Alisa Freyndlikh and Andrey Podoshian star in this enchanting retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale. When a handsome prince tries to find his princess bride, he searches high and low, only to discover love at his doorstep.

Director:

Boris Rytsarev

Writers:

Hans Christian Andersen (stories), Feliks Mironer

Stars:

Andrey Podoshian, Irina Malysheva, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Cast

Credited cast:
Andrey Podoshian	...	Prince (as Andrey Podoshyan)
Irina Malysheva	...	First Princess
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy	...	King
Alisa Freyndlikh	...	Queen
Irina Yurevich	...	Second Princess
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yuri Chekulayev	...	First King
Aleksandr Kalyagin	...	Second King
Vasiliy Kupriyanov	...	Swineherd
Igor Kvasha	...	Troll
Marina Livanova	...	Third Princess
Svetlana Orlova	...	Fourth Princess
Evgeniy Steblov
Vladimir Zeldin

Storyline

Alisa Freyndlikh and Andrey Podoshian star in this enchanting retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale. When a handsome prince tries to find his princess bride, he searches high and low, only to discover love at his doorstep.

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Plot Keywords:

fairy tale | foreign language adaptation | 

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Genres:

Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

May 1977 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

The Princess and the Pea

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo, Trete Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Sovcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse (1960)

User Reviews

Decent Film for an Excellent Story

In this version of the Princess and the Pea, a young girl shows up at the castle gates in the middle of a storm, claiming to be a princess and asking for shelter. The next morning the prince of said castle rides out to find a princess to take to wife. Searching far and wide, each princess he finds falls short of his ideal one way or another until he finds just what he was looking for in the last place he expected.

While I love the story of the princess and the pea, I found the movie to be surreal and almost stilted. The acting, while not atrocious, seemed to be lacking. I most definitely would not recommend this film to anyone who is not a fan of the story. But for those who are it makes for a pleasant hour and a half. Just don't pay too much to see it.