Where to watch A Very Old Story (1968) in the UK
A Very Old Story (1968) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 14 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
Based on the famous fairytale "The Tinderbox" by Hans Christian Andersen. The main character of the film is a puppeteer who lives in a poor and gray world. He composes a fairy tale in which he himself, in the guise of a brave soldier, finds a flint and is helped by a kind wizard. The soldier falls in love with a spoiled, capricious princess who, as befits a princess, poses riddles to her numerous suitors. Her father, the king, is eager to see the soldier as her husband, as he believes the soldier has a great deal of gold. In the fairy tale, everything ends well, but in real life, not so much. "But life is not a fairy tale," his beloved girl says to him as she bids him farewell.
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in A Very Old Story.
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Oleg DalSoldier / Puppet master -
Marina NeyolovaPrincess / innkeeper's daughter -
Vladimir EtushKing / Innkeeper -
Georgiy Vitsingood wizard -
Vera Titovawitch / davil's grandmother -
Viktor PerevalovPrince-chimney sweep -
Georgiy ShtilEastern Prince -
Anatoly Korolkevichdoorman
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