In the fairy kingdom live stepmother, her evil daughters — Anna and Maryana, a limp husband-forester and his daughter from his first marriage — Cinderella. The stepmother exploits the poor girl as a housekeeper. With the help of her godmother-fairy, Cinderella gets to the royal ball, where a beautiful and very kind prince falls in love with her. At midnight, the magic ends, and poor Cinderella has to return to her former life. But on the crystal shoe that Cinderella lost while fleeing the palace to the battle of the palace chimes, the prince searches for the bride.
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Cast
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Yanina Zheymo
Cinderella
Known for
The Snow Queen
Aleksey Konsovskiy
Prince
Known for
The Snow Queen
Erast Garin
King
Known for
Thumbelina
Gentlemen of Fortune
Faina Ranevskaya
Stepmother
Known for
Karlson Returns
Yelena Yunger
Anna, 1st daughter
Also in
Peasants
Sofya Kovalevskaya
Tamara Sezenevskaya
Maryana, 2nd daughter
Also in
Sofya Kovalevskaya
The Story about Newlyweds
Vasili Merkuryev
Forester
Known for
The Cranes Are Flying
Aleksandr Rumnyov
Pas de Trois
Known for
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Varvara Myasnikova
Fairy
Also in
Chapayev
The Parisian Cobbler
Igor Klimenkov
Page
Also in
Happy Sailing
Sergei Filippov
Corporal
Known for
12 Chairs
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Mikhail Rostovtsev
"Kind beetle" at the ball
Also in
Late for a Date
Chapayev
Nadezhda Kosheverova Director · Mikhail Shapiro Director Yevgeni Shvarts Writer
First release May 16, 1947 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Золушка
Production
Lenfilm
Production
Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Золушка
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · May 16, 1947
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
XC
November 7, 1947 · Theatrical
May 4, 1951 · Theatrical · Re-release (dubbed to Czech)
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