The Snow Queen
Seen it?1967 | 85 min | Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved Frozen or Anastasia, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1967: an older pace and style.
The film tells a story about the extraordinary journey of the modest little girl Gerda. She is looking for her friend Kai, who was kidnapped and taken to her kingdom by the powerful evil Snow Queen. In search of her beloved friend, Gerda ends up in the castle to the cunning, insidious and at the same time funny king, meets forest robbers. On the way, the girl will have many obstacles before the decisive battle with the Snow Queen. But Gerda’s faithful heart will overcome all adversity...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gennadi Kazansky
- Elena ProklovaGerda
- Vyacheslav TsyupaKai
- Yevgeniya MelnikovaGrandmother
- Natalya KlimovaSnow Queen
- Nikolai BoyarskyKing's Counsellor
- Evgeni LeonovKing
- Irina GubanovaPrincess
- Georgi KorolchukPrince
- Era ZiganshinaLittle Robber Girl
- Valeri NikitenkoStoryteller