Ten

Sep 18 1971 N/A 1h 26m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

The good-natured scholar Christian-Theodore arrives in a small country where miracles occur. He falls in love with the beautiful Princess, whose marriage is a matter of national importance, because her husband will become the new king. But unlike many “suitors”, selfish thoughts are alien to Christian-Theodore. He is sincerely fascinated by her beauty and releases his Shadow, hoping to get a faithful helper in his quest to marry the Princess. But the Shadow is the embodiment of egoism, greed and meanness. Quickly betraying the scholar, he marries the Princess himself and takes the royal throne.

Plot

The fairy tale in which the hero finds out once that his personal shadow has begun to live own life.

Written by

Hans Christian Andersen, Yuli Dunsky, Valeri Frid

Directed by

Nadezhda Kosheverova

Cast

Oleg Dal, Konstantin Adashevsky, Vladimir Etush

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Lenfilm

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
341
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA