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A Fairy Tale Told at Night
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A Fairy Tale Told at Night

1981-08-30 · 76 min · ★ 5.2

Adventure · Family · Fantasy

A story based on the tales "The Marble Heart" and "The Spessart Inn" by Wilhelm Hauff.

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Directors
Irma Raush
Production companies
Gorky Film Studios
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Igor KostolevskiyIgor KostolevskiyStudent
Aleksandr LazarevAleksandr LazarevRäuber
Aleksandr KalyaginAleksandr KalyaginMichel
Leonid YarmolnikLeonid YarmolnikKlaus
Jüri JärvetJüri JärvetWaldmännchen
Irina MurzayevaIrina MurzayevaTante
Aleksandr GalibinAleksandr GalibinPeter Munk
Rasmi DzhabrailovRasmi DzhabrailovApotheker
Mara ZvaigzneGräfin
Maja KirseIlse

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