Vassilisa the Beautiful
movie

Released May 13, 1940
Overview
Based on a Russian folk tale, Vasilisa Prekrasnaya (Vasilisa the Beautiful) is about a father whose three sons go out to finds themselves brides. Two of the boys come home with perfectly normal girls, but the youngest brother, Ivanushka, brings home a frog from the marshes. His father finds this most curious, but what he does not know was that the frog was actually a beautiful girl named Vasilisa who was cursed by a magical serpent whom she refused to marry. Now Ivanushka must overcome tremendous obstacles to restore Vasilisa to her true form and free her from the serpent's spell.
Runtime
1h 12m
Origin Country
Russia
Original Language
Russian
Original Title
Василиса Прекрасная
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
- Pусский (Russian)
Production Companies
Soyuzdetfilm
Russia