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The Scarlet Flower

The Scarlet Flower

19526.60h 42m

Overview

Before going on an overseas journey, a merchant father asks his three daughters what they would like him to bring back for them. The eldest asks for a shining tiara, the middle asks for a frame through which her face would always appear young, and the youngest (Nastenka) asks her father to bring her a beautiful scarlet flower like one which she saw in her dreams. Her elder sisters laugh at this simple wish. The father's trip is successful and he finds everything that he came for, with the exception of Nastenka's scarlet flower. Nevertheless, the ship heaves off and they begin to head back while the father scans the lands around him for a scarlet flower.

Directed by Lev Atamanov
Written by Yakov Shvedov, Sergey Aksakov, Georgiy Grebner
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Top Cast

Nina Krachkovskaya

Nina Krachkovskaya

Nastenka (voice)

Aleksey Konsovskiy

Aleksey Konsovskiy

Beast / Prince (voice)

Nikolai Bogolyubov

Nikolai Bogolyubov

Stepan Emelyanovich (voice)

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Olga Chepurova

Gordeya (voice)

Mariya Babanova

Mariya Babanova

Lyubava (voice)

Vladimir Gribkov

Vladimir Gribkov

Kondrat (voice)

Themes & Keywords

based on myths, legends or folklore

About The Scarlet Flower

The Scarlet Flower is a animation, fantasy, family film released in 1952 exploring themes of based on myths, legends or folklore. Directed by Lev Atamanov, it stars Nina Krachkovskaya, Aleksey Konsovskiy, Nikolai Bogolyubov. Before going on an overseas journey, a merchant father asks his three daughters what they would like him to bring back for them. The eldest asks for a shining tiara, the middle asks for a frame through which her face would always appear young, and the youngest (Nastenka) asks her father to bring her a beautiful scarlet flower like one which she saw in her dreams. Her elder sisters laugh at this simple wish. The father's trip is successful and he finds everything that he came for, with the exception of Nastenka's scarlet flower. Nevertheless, the ship heaves off and they begin to head back while the father scans the lands around him for a scarlet flower.

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