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A Christmas Fairy Tale

Jan 7, 1993

0h 30m

★ 0.0

Overview

A musical Christmas story, told by little five-year-old girl and her fellows. This magnificent musical film is based on old Russian Christmas fairy tales, nativity scenes and authentic melodies that have accompanied this holiday for many centuries.

Genres

Family

Music

Fantasy

Production Companies

Voice of Russia

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Nikolay Milovidov

Narrator (voice)

Olga Shapovalova

Girl

Ksyusha Nesterova

Hans the farmer is drawn into war as a soldier. Returning from the front, having been defrauded of his pay by his own king, he makes his way home. On his trip, he encounters a witch who asks him to fetch the light from a spring. He keeps it when the witch tries to deceive him and he discovers her foul magic. When the light is ignited, a little man appears who must serve the owner of the light, but it only has power if the owner has faith in himself. His courage bolstered, Hans goes to the king once more to demand his wages be paid.

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6.0

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A Christmas Fairy Tale

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