The Little Mermaid

Rusalochka opens in modern day Copenhagen, Denmark. Several tourists gather around the capital's famous mermaid statue, as a tour guide explains its significance. A fish in the water below the tourists scoffs at their foolishness, and then, proceeds to tell about the doomed love of the mermaid. Upon reaching her 15th birthday, the Little Mermaid is allowed to swim up to the surface above. As soon as she does, however, the Mermaid spots a young prince caught up in a dreadful storm. She admires the man's bravery and decides to save him, declaring that, "The beautiful and the brave should not perish." After the mermaid returns to the ocean, she decides that she wants to become human.

Country:

Soviet Union

Genre:

Animation,

Fantasy,

Family

Duration:

28 minutes

Year:

1968

Director:

Ivan Aksenchuk

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Company:

Soyuzmultfilm

Cast:

The Little Mermaid (voice)

The Little Mermaid (singing voice)

The Guide (voice)

The Sea Witch (voice)

The Fish Guide (voice)

Crew:

Director

Novel

Writer

Director of Photography

Animation