The Legend of the Icy Heart

The Legend of the Icy Heart 1958 Directed by Aleksey Sakharov , Eldar Shengelaia Легенда о ледяном сердце

In this fantasy film inspired by a Kirghiz fairy-tale and Wilhelm Hauff's "Das kalte Herz," a powerful sorcerer puts a spell on a beautiful dancer, rendering her incapable of love until an infatuated shovel operator comes along.

Country Soviet Union

Production Country Soviet Union

Language Russian

Spoken Language Russian

Gneres Drama , Fantasy

Production Companies Mosfilm , Kirghizfilm

Release Date 2 January 1958

75 mins

Cast

D. Ibraimova

Asanbek Umuraliev

Kasymaly Bektenov

Muratbek Ryskulov

Ashral Bataliev

Sabira Kumushaliyeva

Baky Omuraliev

Crew

Directors

Aleksey Sakharov

Eldar Shengelaia

Writers

Viktor Vitkovich

Grigori Yagdfeld

Cinematography

Konstantin Brovin

Story

Wilhelm Hauff

Art Direction

Konstantin Stepanov

Vladimir Kamskiy

Music

Yuriy Levitin