The Tale of Tsar Saltan

1984 0h 53m RU

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7.1

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7.3

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★7.1TMDB · 43★7.3IMDB · 1,005

AnimationFamilyAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

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Tale - this is what is everyone from childhood. Give yourself a chance to once again return to the magical world created by Alexander Pushkin. Adventures brave Tsarevich Guidon, beautiful Swan-Tsar Saltan reminded of that love, loyalty and the spirit always wins!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anastasiya Zuyeva
Svatya baba Babarikha (voice)
Mikhail Zimin
Chernomor (voice)
Aleksey Zolotnitskiy
Pervyj korabelshchik (voice)
Natalya Boronina
Tsaritsa (voice)
Roman Filippov
Tsar Saltan (voice)
Alla Pokrovskaya
Tkachikha (voice)
Nikolay Grabbe
Vtoroy korabelshchik (voice)
Mariya Vinogradova
Povarikha (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Writers: Vsevolod Maksimovich, Irina Svetlitsa, Lidiya Alyokhina
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mikhail Meerovich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nataliya Stepantseva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Anastasiya Zuyeva and Mikhail Zimin and Aleksey Zolotnitskiy carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0142851 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivan Ivanov-Vano directs. Mikhail Druyan behind the camera. Mikhail Meerovich scores. Nataliya Stepantseva cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mikhail Meerovich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nataliya Stepantseva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anastasiya Zuyeva and Mikhail Zimin and Aleksey Zolotnitskiy carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0142851 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "jealousy", "fairy tale", "prince", "czar / tsar / tzar".