The Princess on a Pea

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

Plot[]

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[]

• as the Princess on a Pea
• as Prince (as Andrey Podoshyan)
• First Princess
• Innokenty Smoktunovsky as King
• Alisa Freindlikh as Queen
• Second Princess
• as First King
• Aleksandr Kalyagin as Second King
• as Swineherd
• Igor Kvasha as Troll
• Svetlana Orlova as Third Princess
• as Herald
• Irina Murzaeva as marquise
• Yevgeny Steblov as poet
• Vladimir Zeldin as Chief Hofmeister^[5]

Awards[]

• 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[]

External links[]

• The Princess on a Pea at IMDb