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Tale of the Star-Child

Tale of the Star-Child

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Overview

"Tale of the Star Child" is a two-part television film, based on the works of Oscar Wilde. Like the earlier film, The Star Boy (1958), The Tale of the Star Boy, was based on two tales from Wilde's collection "A House of Pomegranates" - The Star-Child (1891) and The Birthday of the Infanta (1888) . However, the plot, in contrast to the first screen version, made more significant changes: in particular, added science-fiction elements and completely eliminated magic.

Directed by Leonid Nechayev
Written by Inna Vetkina, Oscar Wilde
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Top Cast

Pavel Chernyshev

Pavel Chernyshev

Звёздный мальчик

Gražina Baikštytė

Gražina Baikštytė

мать Звёздного мальчика

Rostislav Yankovsky

Rostislav Yankovsky

хозяин созвездия

Matlyuba Alimova

Matlyuba Alimova

ясновидящая - цыганка

Boris Plotnikov

Boris Plotnikov

психолог созвездия

Vladimir Shelestov

Vladimir Shelestov

учёный созвездия

Ivan Matskevich

Ivan Matskevich

егерь

Lyudmila Zaytseva

Lyudmila Zaytseva

крестьянка

D

Dmitri Volkov

мальчик

A

Angelina Polyanchukova

Эля

About Tale of the Star-Child

Tale of the Star-Child is a family, science fiction, fantasy film released in 1983. Directed by Leonid Nechayev, it stars Pavel Chernyshev, Gražina Baikštytė, Rostislav Yankovsky. "Tale of the Star Child" is a two-part television film, based on the works of Oscar Wilde. Like the earlier film, The Star Boy (1958), The Tale of the Star Boy, was based on two tales from Wilde's collection "A House of Pomegranates" - The Star-Child (1891) and The Birthday of the Infanta (1888) . However, the plot, in contrast to the first screen version, made more significant changes: in particular, added science-fiction elements and completely eliminated magic.

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