A Very Old Story
Jun 04 1968
•2h 30m
•Family, Fantasy
Based on the famous fairytale "The Tinderbox" by Hans Christian Andersen.
Cast
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Oleg Dal
Soldier / Puppet master
Marina Neyolova
Princess / innkeeper's daughter
Vladimir Etush
King / Innkeeper
Georgiy Vitsin
good wizard
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