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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

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Overview

The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land.

Directed by Karel Kachyňa
Written by Hans Christian Andersen, Ota Hofman, Karel Kachyňa
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Top Cast

Miroslava Šafránková

Miroslava Šafránková

The Little Mermaid

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

King of All Seas

Petr Svojtka

Petr Svojtka

Prince of the Southern Empire

Marie Rosůlková

Marie Rosůlková

Grandmother

Milena Dvorská

Milena Dvorská

Witch

Libuše Šafránková

Libuše Šafránková

Princess from the Neighboring Empire

Jiří Ornest

Jiří Ornest

Prince's Aide

Dagmar Patrasová

Dagmar Patrasová

Little Mermaid's First Sister

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Jiřina Krejčíková

Queen of the Blue Sea

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Alexej Okuněv

King of the Ice Sea

Themes & Keywords

fairy talebased on children's book

About The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid is a fantasy, romance film released in 1976 exploring themes of fairy tale, based on children's book. Directed by Karel Kachyňa, it stars Miroslava Šafránková, Radovan Lukavský, Petr Svojtka. The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land.

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