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The Wild Swans (1987)

Genre : Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Helle Karis-Murdmaa

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Katri Horma
Katri Horma
Elise
Juris Žagars
Juris Žagars
Young King
Andrejs Žagars
Andrejs Žagars
Archbishop
Ines Aru
Ines Aru
Good Mother
Gunnar Kilgas
Gunnar Kilgas
King, Elise's Father
Liina Orlova
Liina Orlova
Evil Queen
Helend Peep
Helend Peep
Old Man
Arvo Kruusement
Arvo Kruusement
Chamber Master
Kaspar Jancis
Kaspar Jancis
Elise's Brother
Levi-Danel Mägila
Levi-Danel Mägila
Elise's Brother
Peter Murdmaa
Peter Murdmaa
Elise's Brother
Jürmo Eespere
Jürmo Eespere
Elise's Brother
Kristjan Kõver
Kristjan Kõver
Elise's Brother
Kristjan Kruusement
Kristjan Kruusement
Elise's Brother
Tanel Urb
Tanel Urb
Elise's Brother
Hardi Kompa
Hardi Kompa
Elise's Brother
Verner Mättas
Verner Mättas
Elise's Brother
Indrek Oolu
Indrek Oolu
Elise's Brother
Luule Komissarov
Luule Komissarov
Witch
Leida Rammo
Leida Rammo
Witch
Milvi Jürgenson
Milvi Jürgenson
Witch
Eili Sild
Eili Sild
Witch
Marje Metsur
Marje Metsur
Witch
Ene Järvis
Ene Järvis
Witch
Ellu Puudist
Ellu Puudist
Witch
Maarja Ird-Palm
Maarja Ird-Palm
Witch
Malle Pärn
Malle Pärn
Nun

Crews

Helle Karis-Murdmaa
Helle Karis-Murdmaa
Director
Juhan Viiding
Juhan Viiding
Writer
Savva Kulish
Savva Kulish
Writer
Helle Karis-Murdmaa
Helle Karis-Murdmaa
Writer
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Novel
Ago Ruus
Ago Ruus
Camera Operator
Oleg Karavaichuk
Oleg Karavaichuk
Original Music Composer
Ronald Kolmann
Ronald Kolmann
Painter
Yuta Kuhi
Yuta Kuhi
Editor
Eevi Säde
Eevi Säde
Editor
Mare Raidma
Mare Raidma
Costume Design

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