Movie
Fairy-Tales of an Old Magician
Released: January 2, 1984 (1984)
Runtime: 133 minutes
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Mikhail Svetin as King
Age at release: 53
- Igor Kvasha as Old Prince
Age at release: 50
- Sergei Yursky as Keeper of Tales
Age at release: 48
- Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Junior Minister
Age at release: 48
- Lyudmila Krylova as Queen
Age at release: 45
- Tatyana Vasileva as Evil Witch
Age at release: 36
- Regīna Razuma as Kind-Hearted Fairy
Age at release: 32
- Anton Tabakov as Young Prince
Age at release: 23
- Alexander Shavrin as Bluebeard
Age at release: 23
- Anna Isaykina as Princess
Age at release: 21
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- Evgeniy Evstigneev as New King
Age at release: 57
- Lyudmila Arinina as Stepmother
Age at release: 57
- Igor Dmitriev as First Minister
Age at release: 56
- Vladimir Naumtsev as Barber
Age at release: 49
- Aleksandr Demyanenko as Ogre
Age at release: 46
- Viktor Ilichyov as Footman
Age at release: 37
- Yevgeniya Simonova as Bluebeard's wife
Age at release: 28
- Vladimir Yurev as Guard
Age at release: 25
- Margarita Sergeyecheva as Cinderella
Age at release: 20
- Yulia Kosmachyova as Red Riding Hood
Age at release: 7