The Little Mermaid
Based on the fairy tale by Andersen. A film about love and friendship. The little mermaid falls in love with a handsome prince and saves him from death. To be with him, the Little Mermaid loses her voice in exchange for a human form.
- Runtime
- 29m
- Released
- 1968
- Country
- Soviet Union
Details
Release year: 1968
Storyline
Based on the fairy tale by Andersen. A film about love and friendship. The little mermaid falls in love with a handsome prince and saves him from death. To be with him, the Little Mermaid loses her voice in exchange for a human form.
Top credits
- Nina Gulyaeva — The Little Mermaid
Anatoliy Papanov — The Guide
Vladimir Troshin- Viktoriya Ivanova — The Little Mermaid
Did you know
• The animated film was released on MPEG-4 discs.
• The film uses a fragment of "Toccata and Fugues in D minor (BWV 565)" by Johann Sebastian Bach.
• The song of the little mermaid, "Your poor ship is gone into the sea", by lyrics of Aleksandr Galich was sung by the well-known chamber singer Viktoriya Ivanova.
User reviews
A beautiful story...
An artistic adaptation faithful to the vision of the original tale
probably the best script for Little Mermaid I have ever seen
Technical specs
- Color
- Color
