

The Little Mermaid
1976-11-12 · 84 min · ★ 6.8
The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land.
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- Directors
- Karel Kachyňa
- Production companies
- Filmové studio Barrandov, Mosfilm
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Miroslava ŠafránkováThe Little Mermaid
Radovan LukavskýKing of All Seas
Petr SvojtkaPrince of the Southern Empire
Marie RosůlkováGrandmother
Milena DvorskáWitch
Libuše ŠafránkováPrincess from the Neighboring Empire
Jiří OrnestPrince's Aide
Dagmar PatrasováLittle Mermaid's First Sister
Jaroslava SchallerováQueen of the Ice Sea
Milan HeinKing of the Yellow Sea
Jana ŠvandováQueen of the Yellow Sea
Andrea ČunderlíkováQueen of the Black Sea
Petr SvobodaPrince of the Sargasso SeaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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