The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Seen it?1984 | 53 min | Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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 The Little Mermaid, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 53 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).
Tale - this is what is everyone from childhood. Give yourself a chance to once again return to the magical world created by Alexander Pushkin. Adventures brave Tsarevich Guidon, beautiful Swan-Tsar Saltan reminded of that love, loyalty and the spirit always wins!
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 powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Lev Milchin
- Anastasiya ZuyevaSvatya baba Babarikha (voice)
- Mikhail ZiminChernomor (voice)
- Aleksey ZolotnitskiyPervyj korabelshchik (voice)
- Natalya BoroninaTsaritsa (voice)
- Roman FilippovTsar Saltan (voice)
- Alla PokrovskayaTkachikha (voice)
- Nikolay GrabbeVtoroy korabelshchik (voice)
- Mariya VinogradovaPovarikha (voice)
- Boris NovikovKnyaz Gvidon (voice)
- Lyudmila IvanovaTsarevna Lebed (voice)