EndM. Gorky Central Film Studio
for Children and Youth
Third Artistic Association
THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA
Based on the fairy tales by
Hans Christian Andersen
Music from the works of
Antonio VIVALDI
Script Writer - F. MIRONER
Directed by B. RYTSAREV
Directors of Photography
V. YEGOROV, A. MACHILSKY
Production Designer
O. KRAVCHENYA
Sound Supervisor
A. GOLYZHENKOV
English subtitles by
Tatiana KAMENEVA
Starring:
Princess with the Pea
I. MALYSHEVA
Prince - A. PODOSHYAN
King Father - I. SMOKTUNOVSKY
Queen Mother - A. FREINDLIKH
Princesses - I. YUREVICH,
M. LIVANOVA, S. ORLOVA
Kings - Yu. CHEKULAYEV,
A. KALIAGIN
Troll - I. KVASHA
Swineherd - V. KUPRIYANOV
Tremble Spirit - G. BELOZYOROVA
Master of Ceremonies - V. ZELDIN
Artist - N. LAVROV
Poet - Ye. STEBLOV
Winner - I. SHEBEK
WANTED A PRINCESS
At last!
May I...
- Who are you, little girl?
- I'm a princess.
- A real princess?
- Are there any false ones?
She's soaked to the skin.
Poor little thing!
May I, Your Majesty?
You've got a lovely palace.
I like it here.
She can hardly stand
on her feet, poor child.
Come along, Your Highness.
- Is that the prince?
- The prince.
You look just the way I imagined
you would. How do you do?
You look so funny.
What makes you smile?
Guess it.
Now that's enough talking.
Come, Your Highness.
Let's go to bed now.
Make yourself comfortable.
What a funny little creature.
She thinks she's a princess.
It often happens
with girls of her age.
She's sound asleep.
A lovely child, isn't she?
Something tells me
she's a real princess.
She will have a remarkable story
to tell us tomorrow.
Princesses don't come themselves.
One has to find and conquer them.
You'd marry the prince to anybody
just to keep him by your side.
Tomorrow we'll put her to the test.
- To what test?
- You'll wait and see.
Wake up, Prince.
Get up, Prince!
- So early?
- It's time for you to go.
- Go where?
- To find a princess.
What princess?
Yes, papa.
Your horse is ready.
No use to wait here any longer.
I might be dead sooner
than you...
Than you find a wife,
just sitting and waiting here.
Yes, papa.
May God be with you...
Go.
Farewell!
What have you done? Monster!
Why? What have I done wrong?
Ride after him at once
and bring him back!
The fact is
we had only one horse.
What have you done?
Our castle is now childless.
My poor child!
My poor son!
What do you mean, child?
He's a man now!
He'll be back soon
with a marvelous princess.
He'll fall into the hands of
the first vixen! You forgot...
I forget nothing!
The boy is well brought up, he's
honest, courageous, intelligent!
I'm sure he'll make
the right choice.
He almost fell off his horse
staring at some silly girl!
Please, you're hurting my ear!
My poor unfortunate boy!
Our castle is childless now.
My heart tells me
I shall not see him again.
What's the matter?
Stop it, my dear.
Hey, swineherd, are you of this
kingdom?
Of course. Where else?
And a rotten kingdom it is too.
Is there a princess
in this realm?
There's a lot of everything here,
but it's not for the likes of us.
Do me a service. Hold me while
I climb on your shoulders.
For that I'll give you a coin.
Why not? Princes always stand
on swineherds' backs.
- Your kingdom looks prosperous.
- What do I care? I'm poor.
And who is that, so majestic?
Must be the king himself.
May the earth open up
and swallow him!
Girls!
How pretty the princess is,
how gracious!
I wish you were more gracious.
If you keep jumping,
I'll be a hunchback soon.
Now that is a real princess!
I'm mad about her!
You're crazy all right.
Presents!
I love presents.
- Papa darling, presents.
- Your Majesty, presents.
I will be happy if these gifts
find favor with you, Princess,
because since the moment
I saw you...
Let's have a look.
I'm so impatient.
What a beautiful rose! Lovely!
It's so well done, isn't it?
It's better than well done.
It's good.
What is it