A Very Old Story (1968)
Based on the famous fairytale "The Tinderbox" by Hans Christian Andersen. The main character of the film is a puppeteer who lives in a poor and gray world. He composes a fairy tale in which he himself, in the guise of a brave soldier, finds a flint and is helped by a kind wizard. The soldier falls in love with a spoiled, capricious princess who, as befits a princess, poses riddles to her numerous suitors. Her father, the king, is eager to see the soldier as her husband, as he believes the soldier has a great deal of gold. In the fairy tale, everything ends well, but in real life, not so much. "But life is not a fairy tale," his beloved girl says to him as she bids him farewell.
Director: Nadezhda Kosheverova
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: December 31, 1968
Cast
- Oleg Dal - Soldier / 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 sweep
- Georgiy Shtil - Eastern Prince
- Anatoly Korolkevich - doorman
- Georgi Georgiu - "thick"
- Lev Lemke - "thin"
Screenplay
- Hans Christian Andersen (Novel)
- Aleksandr Galich (Lyricist)
- Aleksandr Bessmertniy (Script Editor)
- Valeri Frid (Screenplay)
- Yuli Dunsky (Screenplay)
Music: Andrey Petrov
Cinematography: Konstantin Ryzhov
Editing: Valentina Mironova
Production: Lenfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Nadezhda Kosheverova
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Very Old Story about?
- Based on the famous fairytale "The Tinderbox" by Hans Christian Andersen. The main character of the film is a puppeteer who lives in a poor and gray world. He composes a fairy tale in which he himself, in the guise of a brave soldier, finds a flint and is helped by a kind wizard. The soldier falls in love with a spoiled, capricious princess who, as befits a princess, poses riddles to her numerous suitors. Her father, the king, is eager to see the soldier as her husband, as he believes the soldier has a great deal of gold. In the fairy tale, everything ends well, but in real life, not so much. "But life is not a fairy tale," his beloved girl says to him as she bids him farewell.
- Who directed A Very Old Story?
- A Very Old Story was directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova.
- Who stars in A Very Old Story?
- A Very Old Story stars Oleg Dal, Marina Neyolova, Vladimir Etush, Georgiy Vitsin, Vera Titova, Viktor Perevalov.
- How long is A Very Old Story?
- A Very Old Story has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is A Very Old Story?
- A Very Old Story is a Family, Fantasy film.
- Where was A Very Old Story produced?
- A Very Old Story was produced in Soviet Union.