The Princess and the Pea
1976, Russian. Directed by Boris Rytsarev.
In one of the realms, there was time for the prince to get married, but the bride would have to be a real princess. A sign was put up on the gates: “ A Princess Wanted”. But in response to it there appeared only a small girl, wet to the bones after the rain and bearing no resemblance to nobility. So the prince was obliged to venture off to other lands in search of a suitable match. Henceforth the prince’s adventures unfold. In one kingdom, he met a fat king, in another – a hospitable king. He also visited the kingdom of arts. He saw enough princesses, beautiful and clever. And yet, the real princess, the only one he longed for, proved to be the girl who had knocked at their door during a rainstorm…
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Boris RytsarevDirector
- Andrey PodoshianPrince
- Alisa FreyndlikhQueen
- Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyKing
- Irina MalyshevaFirst Princess
- Irina YurevichSecond Princess
- Yuri ChekulayevFirst King
- Aleksandr KalyaginSecond King
- Vasiliy KupriyanovSwineherd
- Igor KvashaTroll
- Svetlana OrlovaFourth Princess
- Marina LivanovaThird Princess
- Inga BudkevichCast
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1976
- Original title
- Принцесса на горошине
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Feliks Mironer
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How long is The Princess and the Pea?
The Princess and the Pea runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Which OTT platform is The Princess and the Pea on?
The Princess and the Pea isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1976. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Princess and the Pea?
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Who directed The Princess and the Pea?
The Princess and the Pea (1976) was directed by Boris Rytsarev and stars Andrey Podoshian, Alisa Freyndlikh, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy.