The Little Mermaid
1976, Russian. Directed by Vladimir Bychkov.
A little Mermaid falls in love with a Prince whom she saves during a storm. Using all kinds of magical incantations in exchange for the Mermaid’s beautiful blue hair, a witch replaces her fish tail with human legs, making it possible for the Mermaid to walk and live on earth at the cost of great pain with every step she takes. The Little Mermaid willingly suffers through these trials only to be near her beloved. But the Prince, not realizing how lucky he is, becomes enamored with a beautiful but vain princess.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Vladimir BychkovDirector
- Viktoriya NovikovaThe Little Mermaid
- Valentin NikulinSulpitius
- Galina ArtyomovaPrincess
- Yuri SenkevichPrince
- Galina VolchekInn Hostess
- Stefan IlievKnight
- Mikhail PugovkinThicklipped
- Svetlana MojseyenkoJacqueline
- Margarita ChudinovaLeonela
- Stefan PejchevFisherman
- Boris BreevCast
- Vyacheslav ButenkoCast
Details
- Released
- 17 December 1976
- Original title
- Русалочка
- Country
- Soviet Union, Bulgaria
- Written by
- Grigori Yagdfeld, Viktor Vitkovich
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What The Little Mermaid is based on
The Little Mermaid is based on The Little Mermaid, an 1837 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
Fairy tale · 1837
The Little Mermaid
By Hans Christian Andersen
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The Little Mermaid runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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The Little Mermaid isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 December 1976. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Little Mermaid?
If you liked The Little Mermaid, try The Little Mermaid, Stardust, Pan.
Who directed The Little Mermaid?
The Little Mermaid (1976) was directed by Vladimir Bychkov and stars Viktoriya Novikova, Valentin Nikulin, Galina Artyomova.
What is The Little Mermaid based on?
The Little Mermaid is based on The Little Mermaid, an 1837 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.