Fairy-Tales of an Old Magician
1984, Russian. Directed by Natalya Zbandut.
A princess is born to the king and queen of a fairy-tale kingdom. The wicked witch, who resents not having been invited to the princess's birthday party, curses her: on the day the princess turns 16, she will be pricked by the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into eternal sleep. The king orders that all spinning wheels in the kingdom be destroyed and the number 16 be taken out of use. However, a young traveling prince arrives, bringing a curse with him.
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Natalya ZbandutDirector
- Anton TabakovYoung Prince
- Anna IsaykinaPrincess
- Igor KvashaOld Prince
- Sergei YurskyKeeper of Tales
- Regīna RazumaKind-Hearted Fairy
- Tatyana VasilevaEvil Witch
- Armen DzhigarkhanyanJunior Minister
- Mikhail SvetinKing
- Lyudmila KrylovaQueen
- Alexander ShavrinBluebeard
- Yevgeniya SimonovaBluebeard's wife
- Igor DmitrievFirst Minister
Details
- Released
- 2 January 1984
- Original title
- Сказки старого волшебника
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Iosif Leonidov
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Fairy-Tales of an Old Magician is adapted from a fairy tale.
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Fairy-Tales of an Old Magician runs 133 minutes (2h 13m).
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Fairy-Tales of an Old Magician isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1984. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Fairy-Tales of an Old Magician?
Fairy-Tales of an Old Magician (1984) was directed by Natalya Zbandut and stars Anton Tabakov, Anna Isaykina, Igor Kvasha.
What is Fairy-Tales of an Old Magician based on?
Fairy-Tales of an Old Magician is adapted from a fairy tale.