Fairy-Tales of an Old Magician (1984)
A princess is born to the king and queen of a fairy-tale kingdom. The wicked witch, who resents not having been invited to the princess's birthday party, curses her: on the day the princess turns 16, she will be pricked by the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into eternal sleep. The king orders that all spinning wheels in the kingdom be destroyed and the number 16 be taken out of use. However, a young traveling prince arrives, bringing a curse with him.
- Released
- 1984-01-02
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Natalya Zbandut
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 9 votes
Cast
- Anton Tabakov as Young Prince
- Anna Isaykina as Princess
- Igor Kvasha as Old Prince
- Sergei Yursky as Keeper of Tales
- Regīna Razuma as Kind-Hearted Fairy
- Tatyana Vasileva as Evil Witch
- Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Junior Minister
- Mikhail Svetin as King
- Lyudmila Krylova as Queen
- Alexander Shavrin as Bluebeard
- Yevgeniya Simonova as Bluebeard's wife
- Igor Dmitriev as First Minister