The action of the movie takes place in a certain fairy-tale town. The main character - the scientist Christian-Theodore discovers a lot about the inhabitants of the city, about their oddities and peculiarities. The princess of the city has struck the imagination of Christian-Theodore, but he does not notice that he is not indifferent to the kind girl Annunziata. The scientist becomes a victim of palace intrigues and intrigues. His own shadow, which appeared to the hero, pushes him to a cowardly act - the rejection of the princess. The shadow wins the heart of the princess and wants to destroy Christian-Theodore. But, as it is supposed to be in a real fairy tale, everything ends happily. The hero is helped by Annunziata's love and the sympathy of the town's inhabitants for the scientist who wants to make everyone happy.
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Konstantin Raykin
Учёный / Тень Учёного
Known for
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
Marina Dyuzheva
принцесса Луиза
Known for
Mimino
The Pokrovsky Gates
Mikhail Kozakov
журналист Цезарь Борджиа
Known for
Amphibian Man
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Spartak Mishulin
министр финансов
Known for
The White Sun of the Desert
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Пиестро
Known for
Hedgehog in the Fog
It Can't Be!
Marina Neyolova
Юлия Джули
Known for
Autumn Marathon
The Barber of Siberia
Svetlana Stepchenko
принцесса
Also in
Dunno on the Moon
The Adventures of Scamper the Penguin
Olexander Tsekalo
певец
Known for
Ostap Bender: Gold of the Empire
Анна Ямпольская
Аннунциата
No other roles listed
Aleksandr Ryzhkov
эпизод
Known for
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
Yuri Volyntsev
первый министр
Known for
The Secret of the Third Planet
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
Tamara Voronkova
эпизод
Also in
The Hat
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Mikhail Kozakov Director · Igor Shevtsov Writer Hans Christian Andersen Story
First release August 4, 1991 · Produced in Russia · Production Kamera, Soyuztelefilm
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Mosfilm
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Kamera
Production
Soyuztelefilm
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Russia
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Original title
Тень, или Может быть, всё обойдётся
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · August 4, 1991
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Russia
August 4, 1991 · TV · Central Television USSR
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