The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1967)
Deaf Crocodile Films | Release Date: TBA | Not Rated
Summary: Based on a fairy tale in verse by Alexander Pushkin, The Tale of Tsar Saltan is one of director Aleksandr Ptushko’s most sublime creations: a ravishingly beautiful fantasy about love, magic, betrayal and abandoned family. Driven from the Russian court by her sisters’ scheming, the young Tsarina (Larisa Golubkina) is thrown into the sea in aBased on a fairy tale in verse by Alexander Pushkin, The Tale of Tsar Saltan is one of director Aleksandr Ptushko’s most sublime creations: a ravishingly beautiful fantasy about love, magic, betrayal and abandoned family. Driven from the Russian court by her sisters’ scheming, the young Tsarina (Larisa Golubkina) is thrown into the sea in a cask with her infant son. Surviving the storm-tossed voyage, the mother and her now magically-adult son (Oleg Vidov) land on a remote island where he falls in love with a Swan Princess in human form (Kseniya Ryabinkina), and longs for reunion with his estranged father, Tsar Saltan (Vladimir Andreyev). Expand
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko
Genre(s): Fantasy, Family
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 87 min
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