The Princess on a Pea

1977 Soviet Union film

The Princess on a Pea

Russian: Принцесса на горошине
Directed by| Boris Rytsarev
Written by|

* Hans Christian Andersen
* Feliks Mironer

Starring|

* Andrey Podoshian
* Irina Malysheva
* Innokentiy Smoktunovsky
* Alisa Freindlikh
* Irina Yurevich

Cinematography|

* Aleksandr Machilsky
* Vyacheslav Yegorov

Edited by| Nina Vasilyeva
Music by| Antonio Vivaldi

Production
company

Gorky Film Studio

Release date

* 1977 (1977)

Running time

| 89 min.
Country| Soviet Union
Language| Russian

The Princess on a Pea (Russian: Принцесса на горошине, romanized: Printsessa na goroshine) is a 1977 Soviet children's fantasy film directed by Boris Rytsarev.[1][2][3]

## Plot

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Based on the tales of Hans Christian Andersen. When the time came for the prince to get married, an announcement appeared on the gate of the palace: A princess is required. But the prince did not wait for the visit and set off in search of himself. Going around a great many lands, the prince returned home, where he soon found the one he was dreaming of.[4]

## Cast

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* Irina Malysheva as the Princess on a Pea
* Andrey Podoshian as Prince (as Andrey Podoshyan)
* Irina Yurevich First Princess
* Innokenty Smoktunovsky as King
* Alisa Freindlikh as Queen
* Marina Livanova Second Princess
* Yuri Chekulayev as First King
* Aleksandr Kalyagin as Second King
* Vasiliy Kupriyanov as Swineherd
* Igor Kvasha as Troll
* Svetlana Orlova as Third Princess
* Viktor Sergachyov as Herald
* Irina Murzaeva as marquise
* Yevgeny Steblov as poet
* Vladimir Zeldin as Chief Hofmeister[5]

## Awards

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* Special jury prize of the X All-Union Film Festival in Riga for creative efforts in the development of the fairy tale genre (Boris Rytsarev)[6]

## References

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1. ^ Ушла из жизни Марина Ливанова
2. ^ Умерла актриса Марина Ливанова
3. ^ Российский национальный оркестр отмечает своё 20-летие. Афиша с Григорием Заславским
4. ^ Принцесса на горошине at the kinopoisk.ru
5. ^ Принцесса на горошине (1977) Full Cast & Crew
6. ^ Борис Рыцарев на сайте kino-teatr.ru

## External links

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* The Princess on a Pea at IMDb

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