Fantasy ·Romance · Czechoslovakia · 1976 · 1h 24m

The Little Mermaid

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Director

Cast

Miroslava Šafránková as The Little Mermaid Radovan Lukavský as King of All Seas Petr Svojtka as Prince of the Southern Empire Marie Rosůlková as Grandmother Milena Dvorská as Witch Libuše Šafránková as Princess from the Neighboring Empire

Crew

Jaroslav Kučera — Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek — Editor Zdeněk Liška — Original Music Composer Ota Hofman — Screenplay Karel Kachyňa — Screenplay Oldřich Okáč — Production Design

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

fairy tale based on children's book

Key Collaborators

Karel Kachyňa Director Jaroslav Kučera Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek Editor Zdeněk Liška Original Music Composer Ota Hofman Screenplay Karel Kachyňa Screenplay Oldřich Okáč Production Design Šárka Hejnová Costume Design

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