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A Tale of Lost Times

A Tale of Lost Times

19646.11h 16m

Overview

Four evil wizards succeeded to become young by using a time stolen from lazy kids. Now these kids who became seniors must act fast if they want to return to their real age.

Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko
Written by Yevgeni Shvarts, Vladimir Lifshits, Lyudmila Golubkina
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Top Cast

Oleg Anofriev

Oleg Anofriev

Петя Зубов

Grisha Plotkin

Grisha Plotkin

Петя Зубов

Sergei Martinson

Sergei Martinson

Прокофий Прокофьевич

Zhenya Sokolov

Zhenya Sokolov

Прокофий Прокофьевич

Georgiy Vitsin

Georgiy Vitsin

Андрей Андреевич

Sergei Karponosov

Sergei Karponosov

Андрей Андреевич

Irina Murzayeva

Irina Murzayeva

Анна Ивановна

Zina Kukushkina

Zina Kukushkina

Анна Ивановна

Valentina Telegina

Valentina Telegina

Авдотья Петровна

Tanya Dontsenko

Tanya Dontsenko

Авдотья Петровна

Themes & Keywords

fairy tale

About A Tale of Lost Times

A Tale of Lost Times is a fantasy, comedy, family film released in 1964 exploring themes of fairy tale. Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko, it stars Oleg Anofriev, Grisha Plotkin, Sergei Martinson. Four evil wizards succeeded to become young by using a time stolen from lazy kids. Now these kids who became seniors must act fast if they want to return to their real age.

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