The Princess on a Pea

The Princess on a Pea (Russian: Принцесса на горошине, romanized: Printsessa na goroshine) is a 1977 Soviet children's fantasy film directed by Boris Rytsarev.^[1][2][3]

The Princess on a Pea
Russian: Принцесса на горошине
Directed by	Boris Rytsarev
Written by	Hans Christian Andersen Feliks Mironer
Starring	Andrey Podoshian Irina Malysheva Innokentiy Smoktunovsky Alisa Freindlikh Irina Yurevich
Cinematography	Aleksandr Machilsky Vyacheslav Yegorov
Edited by	Nina Vasilyeva
Music by	Antonio Vivaldi
Production company	Gorky Film Studio
Release date	1977 (1977)
Running time	89 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

Based on the tales of Hans Christian Andersen. When the time came for the prince to get married, an announcement appeared on the gate of the palace: A princess is required. But the prince did not wait for the visit and set off in search of himself. Going around a great many lands, the prince returned home, where he soon found the one he was dreaming of.^[4]

Cast

• Irina Malysheva as the Princess on a Pea
• Andrey Podoshian as Prince (as Andrey Podoshyan)
• Irina Yurevich First Princess
• Innokenty Smoktunovsky as King
• Alisa Freindlikh as Queen
• Marina Livanova Second Princess
• Yuri Chekulayev as First King
• Aleksandr Kalyagin as Second King
• Vasiliy Kupriyanov as Swineherd
• Igor Kvasha as Troll
• Svetlana Orlova as Third Princess
• Viktor Sergachyov as Herald
• Irina Murzaeva as marquise
• Yevgeny Steblov as poet
• Vladimir Zeldin as Chief Hofmeister^[5]

Awards

• Special jury prize of the X All-Union Film Festival in Riga for creative efforts in the development of the fairy tale genre (Boris Rytsarev)^[6]