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A Fairy Tale Told at Night

A Fairy Tale Told at Night

19814.61h 16m

Overview

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

Directed by Irma Raush
Written by Wilhelm Hauff, Igor Fyodorov, Irina Solovyova
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Top Cast

Igor Kostolevskiy

Igor Kostolevskiy

Student

Aleksandr Lazarev

Aleksandr Lazarev

Räuber

Aleksandr Kalyagin

Aleksandr Kalyagin

Michel

Leonid Yarmolnik

Leonid Yarmolnik

Klaus

Jüri Järvet

Jüri Järvet

Waldmännchen

Irina Murzayeva

Irina Murzayeva

Tante

Aleksandr Galibin

Aleksandr Galibin

Peter Munk

Rasmi Dzhabrailov

Rasmi Dzhabrailov

Apotheker

Mara Zvaigzne

Mara Zvaigzne

Gräfin

M

Maja Kirse

Ilse

Themes & Keywords

fairy talesoviet union

About A Fairy Tale Told at Night

A Fairy Tale Told at Night is a adventure, family, fantasy film released in 1981 exploring themes of fairy tale, soviet union. Directed by Irma Raush, it stars Igor Kostolevskiy, Aleksandr Lazarev, Aleksandr Kalyagin. A story based on the tales "The Marble Heart" and "The Spessart Inn" by Wilhelm Hauff.

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