The Tale of Tsar Saltan

The Tale of Tsar Saltan 1967 Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko Сказка о царе Салтане

Based on a famous fairy tale, in verse, by Alexander Pushkin, this ravishingly beautiful fantasy is about love, magic, betrayal and abandoned family. Driven from the Russian court by her sisters' scheming, the young Tsarina is thrown into the sea in a cask with her infant son. Surviving the storm-tossed voyage, the mother and her now magically-adult son land on a remote island where he falls in love with a Swan Princess in human form, and longs for reunion with his estranged father, Tsar Saltan. Merchants come to the island with news of the tsar, and the prince sends word back to him, but the sisters continue their campaign of lies and trickery to keep them apart.

Country Soviet Union

Production Country Soviet Union

Language Russian

Spoken Language Russian

Gneres Family , Fantasy

Production Company Mosfilm

Release Date 2 January 1967

80 mins