fairy tale,based on children's book

The Little Mermaid (1976)

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The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land. It seems to work at first, the prince is enchanted with her lovely appearance. But the memory of a foreign princess still haunts him: The one who found him on the beach where the mermaid had left him, and whom he (of course) believes to be his saviour. To resolve this mistake is too much for the mute little mermaid, and not even her father, king of all seas, can help her in the impending catastrophe.

Cast & Crew

Director
Karel Kachyňa
  • Profile picture of Miroslava Šafránková
    The Little Mermaid Miroslava Šafránková
  • Profile picture of Radovan Lukavský
    King of All Seas Radovan Lukavský
  • Profile picture of Petr Svojtka
    Prince of the Southern Empire Petr Svojtka
  • Profile picture of Marie Rosůlková
    Grandmother Marie Rosůlková
  • Profile picture of Milena Dvorská
    Witch Milena Dvorská
  • Profile picture of Libuše Šafránková
    Princess from the Neighboring Empire Libuše Šafránková
  • Profile picture of Jiří Ornest
    Prince's Aide Jiří Ornest
  • Profile picture of Dagmar Patrasová
    Little Mermaid's First Sister Dagmar Patrasová

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Keywords

  • fairy tale
  • based on children's book