Product Details

• Actors: Oleg Dal, Marina Neyolova, Vladimir Etoush, Georgy Vitsin, Vera Titova
• Directors: Nadezhda Kosheverova
• Format: NTSC, Import, Color, Widescreen
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Ruscico
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0002HSYMC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #446,362 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This story, both happy and sad, is based on the popular fairy tales by Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. Two parallel story-lines develop in this film. At a roadside inn, the puppets play out for their master a merry, magic fairy tale about a brave soldier and a wicked princess, a witch and a kind wizard, and a fantastic city where a ridiculous and silly king lives. The puppet show has a happy end. The film's other story-line is different, with much more sad lyricism in it. In real life, unlike the puppet show, the relationship between the young puppeteer and his beloved is not that simple. Director: Nadezhda Kosheverova Script: Yuri Dunsky, Valery Frid Camera: Konstantin Ryzhov Music by: Andrei Petrov Cast: Oleg Dal, Marina Neyolova, Vladimir Etoush, Georgy Vitsin, Vera Titova, Igor Dmitriev, Lev Lemke, Victor Perevalov, Georgy Shtil Languages: Russian, English, French Subtitles: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Hebrew, Japanese Special Freatures: Original Theatrical Trailer; Filmographies, Photos, Biographies; ; Theatrical Trailers from the Collection Fairy Tales

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting and very Russian, August 20, 2006

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A. Grossman (Florence, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Old, Old Tale / Staraya Staraya Skazka (1968) (DVD)

The Russians like Anderson's fairy tales a great deal and often film them. This version seems to be based on two or more stories. The film is at times poignant and, often, silly. There are also many musical interludes.

Though more for Slavic audiemces the film is interesting. The costumes and - especially - the sets are greatly stylized. The music and dancing fit the story. Though no classic, An Old, Old Tale is great fun and gives you an idea of another country's take on fairy tales.