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An Old, Old Tale is a 1968 Soviet musical film directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova. It is based on four fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen: "The Tinderbox", "The Travelling Companion", "The Swineherd" and "Blockhead Hans".
Original Release
06/04/1968
US Release
06/06/1968
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Oleg Dal | Soldier / Puppeteer / Puppet master |
| Marina Neyolova | Princess / Innkeeper's daughter |
| Vladimir Etush | King / Innkeeper |
| Georgiy Vitsin | Good Wizard |
| Vera Titova | Witch / davil's grandmother |
| Viktor Perevalov | Prince / Chimney sweeper / Prince-chimney sweep |
| Igor Dmitriev | Eastern prince |
| Georgiy Shtil | Bodyguard / Eastern Prince |
| Boris Lyoskin | Coachman |
| Anatoly Korolkevich | Porter / doorman |
Directors
Writers
Hans Christian Andersen, Yuli Dunsky, Valeri Frid
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Oleg Dal | Soldier / Puppeteer / Puppet master |
| Marina Neyolova | Princess / Innkeeper's daughter |
| Vladimir Etush | King / Innkeeper |
| Georgiy Vitsin | Good Wizard |
| Vera Titova | Witch / davil's grandmother |
| Viktor Perevalov | Prince / Chimney sweeper / Prince-chimney sweep |
| Igor Dmitriev | Eastern prince |
| Georgiy Shtil | Bodyguard / Eastern Prince |
| Boris Lyoskin | Coachman |
| Anatoly Korolkevich | Porter / doorman |
| Georgiy Georgiu | Tolstyy / "thick" |
| Lev Lemke | Tonkiy / "thin" |
| Anatoli Abramov | 1st contender for suitors / contender for groom |
| Vladimir Abramov | (as V. Abramov) |
| A. Avvakumov | |
| N. Belchivichin | |
| Oleg Belov | 2nd musician |
| Mikhail Dmitriyevskiy | (as M. Dmitriyevsky) |
| Tatyana Gorlova | City dweller |
| Kirill Gun | City dweller |
