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The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

19566.90h 19m

Overview

Soviet cartoon adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

Directed by Vladimir Degtyarev
Written by Hans Christian Andersen, Georgiy Beryozko
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Top Cast

Nikolay Litvinov

Nikolay Litvinov

The Narrator (voice)

Georgiy Vitsin

Georgiy Vitsin

Turkeycock / Rooster / Goose / Cat (voice)

Yuliya Yulskaya

Yuliya Yulskaya

The Ugly Duckling (voice)

Georgi Millyar

Georgi Millyar

Turkey (voice)

Themes & Keywords

fairy taleugly duckling

About The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling is a family, animation film released in 1956 exploring themes of fairy tale, ugly duckling. Directed by Vladimir Degtyarev, it stars Nikolay Litvinov, Georgiy Vitsin, Yuliya Yulskaya. Soviet cartoon adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

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