A Very Old Story (1968)

June. 06,1968

7.5

| Fantasy Family

Based on the famous fairytale "The Tinderbox" by Hans Christian Andersen.

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Cast

Oleg Dal as Soldier / Puppet master

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Marina Neyolova as Princess / innkeeper's daughter

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Vladimir Etush as King / Innkeeper

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Reviews

Executscan

1968/06/06

Expected more

AshUnow

1968/06/07

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Lollivan

1968/06/08

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Fatma Suarez

1968/06/09

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

nl-7

1968/06/10

Best quote by Etush (King) refering to his daughter lover: "Our state is very small, so we all have to fulfill numerous positions in our Government. So, as court prosecutor I demand death penalty for you, as your advocate I can not find anything in your favor, and as I judge I have to rule for the prosecutor and condem you to die. Oh, I forgot to mention, I also fulfill the role of an executioner and jailor"