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The Princess and the Pea

Original title: Printsessa na goroshine
  • 1977
  • G
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
236
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Irina Malysheva in The Princess and the Pea (1977)
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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 ... Read allAlisa 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.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
    • Feliks Mironer
  • Stars
    • Irina Malysheva
    • Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    • Alisa Freyndlikh
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    236
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Boris Rytsarev
    • Writers
      • Hans Christian Andersen
      • Feliks Mironer
    • Stars
      • Irina Malysheva
      • Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
      • Alisa Freyndlikh
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in The Princess and the Pea (1977)
    Alisa Freyndlikh, Andrey Podoshian, and Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in The Princess and the Pea (1977)
    Irina Malysheva and Andrey Podoshian in The Princess and the Pea (1977)
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    Irina Malysheva
    Irina Malysheva
    • Printsessa na goroshina
    • (as I. Malysheva)
    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    • Korol - otets
    • (as I. Smoktunovskiy)
    Alisa Freyndlikh
    Alisa Freyndlikh
    • Korolyeva - maty
    • (as A. Freyndlikh)
    Irina Yurevich
    Irina Yurevich
    • Printsessa
    • (as I. Yurevich)
    Marina Livanova
    • Vesyolaya printsessa
    • (as M. Livanova)
    Svetlana Orlova
    Svetlana Orlova
    • Grustnaya printsessa
    • (as S. Orlova)
    Yuri Chekulayev
    Yuri Chekulayev
    • Korol
    • (as Yu. Chekulayev)
    Aleksandr Kalyagin
    Aleksandr Kalyagin
    • Korol
    • (as A. Kalyagin)
    Igor Kvasha
    Igor Kvasha
    • Troll
    • (as I. Kvasha)
    Vasiliy Kupriyanov
    Vasiliy Kupriyanov
    • Svinopas
    • (as V. Kupriyanov)
    Andrey Podoshian
    Andrey Podoshian
    • Prints
    • (as A. Podoshyan)
    Galina Belozerova
    • Osinovaya dena
    • (as G. Belozerova)
    Vladimir Zeldin
    Vladimir Zeldin
    • Obergofmeister
    • (as V. Zeldin)
    Nikolay Lavrov
    Nikolay Lavrov
    • Khudozhnik
    • (as N. Lavrov)
    Evgeniy Steblov
    Evgeniy Steblov
    • Poet
    • (as Ye. Steblov)
    Josef Sebek
    • Pobeditel
    • (as I. Shebek)
    Zh. Bychkova
    Natalya Churkina
      • Director
        • Boris Rytsarev
      • Writers
        • Hans Christian Andersen
        • Feliks Mironer
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      9/10
      The princess and the pea and prince
      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.
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      • Release date
        • May 1977 (Soviet Union)
      • Country of origin
        • Soviet Union
      • Language
        • Russian
      • Also known as
        • Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
      • Production companies
        • Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo
        • Trete Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 29 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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