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Fairy tales of the old magician (1984)

A princess is born to the king and queen of a fairy-tale kingdom. The wicked witch, who resented not being 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 appears in the kingdom, brings with him a curse and is destined to dispel the evil sorceress's spell.

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Top billed cast

Anton TabakovPrince (in youth)
Anna IsaykinaPrincess
Igor KvashaOld Prince
Sergei YurskyKeeper Of Tales
Regīna RazumaFairy Kind Heart
Tatyana VasilevaEvil witch
Armen Dzhigarkhanyanjunior minister
Mikhail SvetinKing
Lyudmila KrylovaQueen
Alexander ShavrinBluebeard

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