An Extraordinary Story Like a Fairy Tale (1966)
This story about the transformation of an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan, about his brave and kind heart, and about his adventures and misadventures is truly wonderful and amazing.
Director: Boris Dolin
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Oleg Zhakov as Lighthouse Keeper |
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Valentin Maklashin as Old Fisherman |
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Tatyana Antipina as Fisherman's Granddaughter |
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Aleksandr Khotoyevich as Boy Who Found an Egg |
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Anastasiya Aleksina as |
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Viktor Zhivaga as |
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Nikolay Rostov as |
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Georgiy Vitsin as Narrator (voice) |
| Directing | Boris Dolin | Director |
| Writing | Boris Dolin | Writer |
| Writing | Hans Christian Andersen | Book |
| Writing | Grigori Yagdfeld | Writer |
| Camera | Eduard Ezov | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mikhail Galkin | Production Design |
| Sound | Aleksey Muravlyov | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Vladimir Kutuzov | Sound Director |
| Writing | Nina Kaspe | Script Editor |
| Camera | I. Sosenkov | Camera Operator |
| Directing | T. Ezhova | First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Igor Felitsyn | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Mstislav Kuprach | VFX Supervisor |
| Editing | S. Pavlova | Editor |
| Crew | Vladimir Treus | Scientific Consultant |
| Crew | Anatoliy Zakhlebniy | Animal Coordinator |
| Crew | N. Myshetskiy | Animal Coordinator |
| Production | A. Kapul | Producer |
| Production | S. Kushnir | Producer |