The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1966 movie)

The Tale of Tsar Saltan
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Directed by	Aleksandr Ptushko
Written by	Aleksandr Ptushko; Igor Gelein
Starring	Vladimir Andreyev; Larisa Golubkina; Oleg Vidov
Cinematography	Igor Gelein
Music by	Gavriil Popov
Production; company	Mosfilm
Release date	1966;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Russian: Сказка о царе Салтане, romanized: Skazka o tsare Saltane) is a 1966 children's fantasy movie. It is based on the story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. It was directed by Aleksandr Ptushko.^[1]^[2]

Plot[change | change source]

Three sisters were sitting by a window. Each sister dreamed about what they would give if the Tsar married them. The oldest promised a big party with lots of food, the middle one said she would make sure everyone had fancy clothes, and the youngest said she would give the Tsar a brave son.

The Tsar liked what the youngest sister said the best, so he married her. This made the older sisters very jealous. The Tsar made the jealous sisters work in his palace - one as a cook and the other as a weaver.

Later, the Tsar had to go to war. His wife wrote him a letter saying their son was born. The jealous sisters found the letter and tricked the Tsar into sending a message back. The message said to put the wife and child in a barrel and throw them into the sea.

But instead of sinking, the barrel floated to a lonely island. There, a magical swan saved them. The swan turned into a princess who made a beautiful city for the wife and son. She named the son Prince Gwidon and helped him visit his father in secret.

After some time, the Tsar found the city and realized it was his wife and son. The jealous sisters were angry, but the Tsar didn't listen to them anymore.