The Legend of the Icy Heart

Overview

In this fantasy film inspired by a Kirghiz fairy-tale and Wilhelm Hauff's "Das kalte Herz," a powerful sorcerer puts a spell on a beautiful dancer, rendering her incapable of love until an infatuated shovel operator comes along.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1958

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm,Kyrgyzfilm,Kirghizfilm

Cast

Baky Omuraliev,Sabira Kumushaliyeva,Muratbek Ryskulov,Ashral Bataliev,D. Ibraimova,Kasymaly Bektenov,Asanbek Umuraliev

Director

Eldar Shengelaia,Aleksey Sakharov

Writer

Grigori Yagdfeld,Viktor Vitkovich,Wilhelm Hauff

Cinematography

Konstantin Brovin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0174860