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The Wild Swans
The Wild Swans

The Wild Swans

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Once upon a time, a King had eleven sons and one daughter. When his wife, the Queen, died, the King remarried. The new wife and the children's stepmother looks beautiful on the outside, but actually she's an evil witch. She sends the young princess Eliise to live in the village as an ordinary peasant girl and turns all the princes into wild swans. The princes are stuck being swans all day long and only at night can they regain their true form. When Eliise is 15 years old, she learns about the fate of her brothers and now she must overcome the obstacles put in her way by her stepmother in order to release her brothers from the spell.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Estonian

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

18 December 1987

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Katri Horma

Katri Horma

Eliise

Juris Žagars

Juris Žagars

Young King

Andrejs Žagars

Andrejs Žagars

Archbishop

Ines Aru

Ines Aru

Good Mother

Gunnar Kilgas

Gunnar Kilgas

King, Eliise's Father

Liina Orlova

Liina Orlova

Evil Queen

Helend Peep

Helend Peep

Old Man

Arvo Kruusement

Arvo Kruusement

Chamber Master

Kaspar Jancis

Kaspar Jancis

Eliise's Brother

Levi-Danel Mägila

Levi-Danel Mägila

Eliise's Brother

Peter Murdmaa

Peter Murdmaa

Eliise's Brother

Jürmo Eespere

Jürmo Eespere

Eliise's Brother

Kristjan Kõver

Kristjan Kõver

Eliise's Brother

Kristjan Kruusement

Kristjan Kruusement

Eliise's Brother

Tanel Urb

Tanel Urb

Eliise's Brother

Hardi Kompa

Hardi Kompa

Eliise's Brother

Verner Mättas

Verner Mättas

Eliise's Brother

Indrek Oolu

Indrek Oolu

Eliise's Brother

Luule Komissarov

Luule Komissarov

Witch

Leida Rammo

Leida Rammo

Witch

Milvi Jürgenson

Milvi Jürgenson

Witch

Eili Sild

Eili Sild

Witch

Marje Metsur

Marje Metsur

Witch

Ene Järvis

Ene Järvis

Witch

Ellu Puudist

Ellu Puudist

Witch

Maarja Ird-Palm

Maarja Ird-Palm

Witch

Malle Pärn

Malle Pärn

Nun

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