Tale of the Star-Child
1983, Russian. Directed by Leonid Nechayev.
"Tale of the Star Child" is a two-part television film, based on the works of Oscar Wilde. Like the earlier film, The Star Boy (1958), The Tale of the Star Boy, was based on two tales from Wilde's collection "A House of Pomegranates" - The Star-Child (1891) and The Birthday of the Infanta (1888) . However, the plot, in contrast to the first screen version, made more significant changes: in particular, added science-fiction elements and completely eliminated magic.
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Leonid NechayevDirector
- Pavel ChernyshevЗвёздный мальчик
- Gražina Baikštytėмать Звёздного мальчика
- Rostislav Yankovskyхозяин созвездия
- Matlyuba Alimovaясновидящая - цыганка
- Boris Plotnikovпсихолог созвездия
- Vladimir Shelestovучёный созвездия
- Ivan Matskevichегерь
- Lyudmila Zaytsevaкрестьянка
- Dmitri Volkovмальчик
- Angelina PolyanchukovaЭля
- Igor Sysoyevмальчик-художник
- Vanya Pchyolkinмальчик-карлик
Details
- Released
- 28 June 1983
- Original title
- Сказка о Звёздном мальчике
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Inna Vetkina
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Tale of the Star-Child runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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Tale of the Star-Child isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 June 1983. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Tale of the Star-Child?
Tale of the Star-Child (1983) was directed by Leonid Nechayev and stars Pavel Chernyshev, Gražina Baikštytė, Rostislav Yankovsky.