The Wild Swans

Overview

Once upon a time, a King had eleven sons and one daughter. When his wife, the Queen, died, the King remarried. The new wife and the children's stepmother looks beautiful on the outside, but actually she's an evil witch. She sends the young princess Eliise to live in the village as an ordinary peasant girl and turns all the princes into wild swans. The princes are stuck being swans all day long and only at night can they regain their true form. When Eliise is 15 years old, she learns about the fate of her brothers and now she must overcome the obstacles put in her way by her stepmother in order to release her brothers from the spell.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 18, 1987

Original language

Estonian

Spoken languages

Estonian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Tallinnfilm

Cast

Levi-Danel Mägila,Leida Rammo,Arvo Kruusement,Gunnar Kilgas,Malle Pärn,Hardi Kompa,Kaspar Jancis,Kristjan Kõver,Milvi Jürgenson,Indrek Ooluand 17 more

Director

Helle Karis

Writer

Helle Karis,Juhan Viiding,Savva Kulish,Hans Christian Andersen

Producer

Karl Levoll

Music

Oleg Karavaichuk

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0296589